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by banads 2377 days ago
Is it even possible to prove objective causation in a complex social sciences study, since there can be no control group?
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DuskStar 2377 days ago
Yeah, by the same logic you can't blame sexism or racism for any differences in outcomes, since there's no control group there either.
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banads 2377 days ago
It would seem any univariate analysis of social dynamics is by default erroneous
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