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I just want to write quickly to say - "sample size." You can't make conclusions like the one in the title because we don't have a large enough sample size of n
by vivekd 10y ago
I just want to write quickly to say - "sample size." You can't make conclusions like the one in the title because we don't have a large enough sample size of nations that legalized same sex marriage to reliably make conclusions about how it affects suicide rates, especially when you consider other variables such as growing acceptance of homosexuality and growing awareness of things like depression.
This "comparison methodology" that the researchers presume to get around that - does not get around the problem of small sample sizes nor does it eliminate other variables such as social attitudes because the legalization of gay marriage itself is linked to changing social attitudes towards homosexuality.
I am glad that gay suicides are down, but to say it's definitely linked to gay marriage is premature and unfounded. This research seems to be pseudo science in the service of a political agenda.