Answer by Andrew B for How can I avoid being "the negative one" when giving...
I have been in a similar boat (doctoral student working with faculty), on a project I was working on. It was working with a colleague with a different disciplinary background, with different norms...
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I have - unfortunately - found that in many cases people tend to be very resistant of conclusions that you have made and are offering them, almost universally, while being much more likely to accept...
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Hi Senior Member Bob, I have been working to improve my skills at reconciling the data to draw accurate conclusions but I keep on getting stuck at conclusion XYZ for this set of data. This troubles me...
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"If I were a reviewer..." The easiest way to accomplish this is to frame the critique as something a reviewer would want to know. In this way, you are positioning yourself as a very valuable team...
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tl;dr: Do not aim to prove their way wrong; aim to find the right way instead. Do not make yourself a remote verifier or something like that. If you write I don't think those conclusions are remotely...
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Help them prove the truth You are on their team, so to not appear "too negative", act like you're on their team - help them. For work in progress, a preliminary conclusion will often be a hypothesis...
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It would be nice if statistics was always about the truth, and there was a right answer or method to every question. That simply isn't the case though, and many elements have room for debate. I'm an...
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General feedback rules apply. Here are some of them: There is no need to criticize any person. Stick to facts. Describe things, especially describe what you think about things, e.g. don't write "the...
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If your main role is to provide a statistics perspective to the review process, then you have to weigh in. Imagine what would happen if an outside review for publishing came back with adverse...
View ArticleAnswer by BarbalatsDilemma for How can I avoid being "the negative one" when...
I would suggest approaching your colleague in a humble and inquisitive way (especially since you're a junior member of the team). If you start the conversation with "your conclusions are wrong and...
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How can I give honest feedback in a way that doesn't come across as overly negative Don't be overly negative. For an internal review, you should focus on both the strengths and weaknesses of the...
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Science is about truth, not hurt feelings. If the data don't support the conclusion, say so. You are doing nobody any favors by dancing around the subject. I don't know if there's office politics or...
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Results get sent around a group of biological collaborators for feedback. Comments come back from the senior members of the group about the implications of the results, possible extensions, etc. I...
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