Research findings only make propositions more likely, never conclusive.

Evidence

And any piece of research can be criticized at some level. As Jacob Cohen (1990) put it, “A successful piece of research doesn’t conclusively settle an issue, it just makes some theoretical proposition to some degree more likely” (p. 1311). Thus, as a consumer of research reports, you have to strike a delicate balance between being overly critical and overly accepting. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4592 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Statutory de novo trials make agency findings only prima facie evidence. — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 1509; No research definitively settles an issue; it only shifts probabilities — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4592; Convergence across methods, not any single study, establishes scientific claims (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• No research definitively settles an issue; it only shifts probabilities #corroborates (0.97) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4592