Bad Research

 



 

Bad Research 

Some research is just bad. I've tried calling it "poor". I've tried calling it "worthy of grace." But it's just plain bad. Mostly, the research methodology is bad. I've also seen:

  • bad conclusions
  • bad data
  • bad data analysis
  • and bias.


On this page, I'm linking to my posts where I call out bad research. This will all be published research and some of it is very famous.

Get your popcorn, sit back, and prepare for some guilty pleasure, I mean...righteous indignation.

Because this stuff is just bad.

Paid influence 'research'

PricewaterhouseCoopers 2020 VR Report

Mostly bad but one positive result - they estimated how many users had to use VR training for VR to be worth the price of development. Answer: 3,000.





 

Alvin Graylin pushes the HTC VIVE with "What Happened When Student Brains -- on VR -- Were Scanned"​

A remarkable instance of research being created and published just to support the HTC VIVE headset. Spoiler: I never did find proof of those colorful brain scans.

 

 

Bank of America banks on VR

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Analysis of The Total Economic  Impact™ Of Mixed Reality Using Microsoft HoloLens 2

 


A commissioned report claiming a 60% increase in task efficiency based on interview data.  I say, "I doubt that." 😒

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

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