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[quote name="Furcifer"][quote name="laudablepuss"][quote name="Furcifer"][quote name="laudablepuss"]Instead of the specific points the study talks about. Sure, okay. Granted, I don't have a copy of the study itself, just the summary I linked to with the funny headline -- WHICH NEGATES ITS CONTENT of course.[/quote] The study says absolutely nothing about inherent biological differences between the sexes. A valid analysis of gender issues in tennis would necessarily have included longitudinal observations of male and female players throughout their careers, taking into account such issues as differences in training and social expectations. Sitting on your ass in front of the boob tube with a pencil and a bag of Cheetos doesn't qualify as science. It's a shameful indictment of both our University system and our mainstream media that this study was presented anywhere but in the context of an "Ig Noble" award.[/quote] Yes, it is science, and no, you don't have to look at everything in the world to make a valid study. That's fucking idiotic. If you want to come up with an explanation of the results the guy got while eating cheetos, that's great, make your longitudinal observations.[/quote] I don't need to make any observations or come up with any alternate explanations for his results, I only need to point out the avalanche of confounding variables he obviously didn't account for, and *poof*, there goes his bullshit little "study." That's how science works. You should maybe read a book on it or something.[/quote]