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Originally Posted by Drunk Vegan
Umm, you're willing to accept anecdotal evidence in this case as "real" data but nothing short of double-blind, oft-repeated datasets for something that shows genetic difference?
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When I said it was "real data", I implied, and meant, it was
not anecdotal. This is research into the gender gap in physics. However, the dataset is of a limited
size, and would need to be followed up on a larger scale. Yes, I do accept such data-- because it exhibits
controls, exactly what is lacking in
all the data you have quoted.
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What is your standard for judging "real" data exactly?
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Simple: controlled to actually test a hypothesis. If the gender gap was innate, it should be insensitive to the learning environment, being, as you claim, a difference in
basic aptitude. Such was not the finding.