> Just to test this out, if anyone is staying quiet about their project for fear of attracting competition, could they please reply to this comment and say so?
Um, now that you've asked, the most important part of any secret is knowing the existence of a secret (or phrased otherwise: you don't ask questions about stuff you don't know the existence of).
So: no, you can't really control for this sampling bias.
Um, now that you've asked, the most important part of any secret is knowing the existence of a secret (or phrased otherwise: you don't ask questions about stuff you don't know the existence of).
So: no, you can't really control for this sampling bias.
But thanks for asking, we're fine :)