• lowleveldata@programming.dev
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    5 months ago

    To assess penis size dissatisfaction, respondents were asked to indicate their overall level of dissatisfaction with the size of their penis

    I’m so not answering that I think my dick is small under any circumstances

    • where_am_i@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      This + confounding factors + a garbage can regression + a not so random small sample -> their findings are rubbish.

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        5 months ago

        Which is the same issue with many physcology and political survey-based studies. Take a survey that was horribly implemented, run some lightweight analysis (cause what can you really do with 20 respondents anyways), slap a funny name on it, and boom another piece of terrible research.