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> It says that being a married woman with offspring leads to a lower expected salary. No, it doesn't. It says that there is a correlation between being a mar
by bubuga 10y ago
> It says that being a married woman with offspring leads to a lower expected salary.
No, it doesn't.
It says that there is a correlation between being a married woman with offspring and a lower expected salary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_cau...
Furthermore, if you even had read the article you would've noticed the bit where it says "Weinberg says that the data cannot identify or tease apart factors that might explain why married women with children earn less — among the possibilities"
- inopinatus 10y agoOkay. My point stands whether one writes "leads to" or "correlates with". Thanks for suggesting the correction, and can I in turn suggest avoiding the phrase "if you had even read the article" in future. I'm sure you intended it to reinforce your remark, but I believe it actually tends to devalue any point it accompanies.
- Chris2048 10y agoSmall point: "if you even had read the article" and "if you had even read the article" are (imho) semantically different. In the first the 'even' appears to mean "even in this very article, you may find this", where as in the second it appears to mean "if you at least put in the effort to read this article".