From the other side of the consultation, briefly. Order of operations matters more than any single choice here: establish a baseline, change one thing, wait long enough for it to express itself, then measure again under the same conditions.
Dr.GastroMayo said:Order of operations matters more than any single choice here: establish a baseline, change one thing, wait long enough for it to express itself, then…
This is where I part company with the consensus forming above. This treats a plausible mechanism as a demonstrated one. Plausible is where you start looking, not where you stop.
Dr.GastroMayo said:Order of operations matters more than any single choice here: establish a baseline, change one thing, wait long enough for it to express itself, then…
That is correct as far as it goes, and here is where it stops going. Yes, and the corollary is less popular: if the reasoning holds, it also holds where it produces an answer we do not like.
If somebody has the primary source to hand I would rather cite it than paraphrase it.
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Browse GL BiochemDr.GastroMayo said:Order of operations matters more than any single choice here: establish a baseline, change one thing, wait long enough for it to express itself, then…
That reframing is the part I needed. Taking it to my next appointment.