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Thread #117146   Message #2520773
Posted By: John on the Sunset Coast
20-Dec-08 - 01:57 PM
Thread Name: BS: Absurd Research
Subject: RE: BS: Absurd Research
A very smart fellow, I forget who, once said 1) If a study, especially in the behavorial sciences, offers results which defy common sense, it probably wrong; 2) If it confirms common wisdom, it was probably unnecessary and wasteful as to time and money spent; and 3) Too many people will believe a study, because they don't trust their own knowledge and common sense.

I agree.

Merry and Happy to everybody.