I just read up on Wiki. They make it sound like data dredging is the act of not coming up with a testable hypothesis prior to analyzing data. That's like jr. high shit. Are we really talking about jr. high shit?
More or less. Sometimes that's OK, but typically not when people are involved. Especially when "measurables" resemble "now tell me, Karen, how good do you feel about this economic transaction on a scale of 1 to 2?". I'm actually finding it difficult to make more sweeping statements, here. Experimentation sucks like that. How about: Every experiment should be uniquely designed, while also testing every other experiment, all of which are infinitely replicable. For free.the act of not coming up with a testable hypothesis prior to analyzing data