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by sheepmullet 3157 days ago
> Right now we have a fair number of studies that found statistically significant increases in productivity from more diverse teams

Are there?

Diversity defined how?

Repeatable experiments or statistical analysis of groups of companies?

It could be studied experimentally and so I am sure it has been.

The studies using statistical analysis to compare across companies are always weak and should be taken with a grain of salt.

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> Are there?

Yes.

> Diversity defined how?

Depends on the study. Usually gender or race.

> Repeatable experiments or statistical analysis of groups of companies?

Depends on the study. See my other comments in this thread.

> It could be studied experimentally and so I am sure it has been.

It has been. See the study into racially diverse juries making more accurate judgements.

> The studies using statistical analysis to compare across companies are always weak and should be taken with a grain of salt.

Everything sould be taken with salt because salt is awesome.