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i almost wish the general public never really got wind of selection bias, cause at this point i feel like i hear more people misunderstanding how selection bias works and using it as a way to feel superior to studies, than judiciously using it as criticism when it's needed.

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No, selection bias is not a critical flaw of any study that has any nonrepresentative sample!

11:57 PM · May 23, 2022

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This assessment suffers from a selection bias tbh

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@atweeterwhotwee

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Ah yes of course selection bias isn’t a problem. That’s why election polling is so successful.

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@QuaintTransfer

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They also don't understand that 99% of psych research is done on 21 year old undergrads at a handful of universities.

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Neel(ansh) Jain

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Would you say it's not a flaw at all, or just not a critical flaw?

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It is if they imply the effect detected applies to a much more general population. If you survey elderly Spanish grandma's but claim your results apply to all humanity... like the standard r/science topic then that's a problem.