Assume that the fields of Gender Studies and Biology came to disagree on a matter of gender/sex. Which would you be likely to believe more?
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Replying to @EricRWeinstein
Disagree on a matter of gender, or disagree on a matter of sex? They aren't the same thing, which is why there are 2 words & 2 fields
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Replying to @mister_borogove @EricRWeinstein
It's like, right there in the name.
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Replying to @mister_borogove @EricRWeinstein
They do however show strong correlation (R-squared >0.95)
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What's 5% of 7.5 billion people? It's like 0 or something, right?
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Two things: 1/ this is not how R-squared is calculated. Learn your stats before making sarcastic comments like that
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Replying to @Locus_of_Ctrl @remeranAuthor and
2/ Yours is a strange question assumes that relative proportions shouldn't matter or be considered. They should.
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Replying to @Locus_of_Ctrl @remeranAuthor and
If we assume that 1% of outliers (even if that 1% amounts to millions) override everything, then you believe correlation is meaningless
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Replying to @Locus_of_Ctrl @remeranAuthor and
And thus you prove my point -- the enemies of reason believe that strong and obvious correlations are meaningless.
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Or are just lying liars. This one might be a 3/10 troll.
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