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This does not take into account the increased number of ppl. As an extreme example to illustrate my point if it has been 2 million ppl living in Germany in 2001
by martimarkov 9y ago
This does not take into account the increased number of ppl. As an extreme example to illustrate my point if it has been 2 million ppl living in Germany in 2001 and 10 million in 2002 in the age range they are looking at then it’s actually better. It should be based on % rather than just numbers. Also it doesn’t look at the trend. If it the trend was to increase by 30% but dropped afterwards to 20% then again it has worked in some way.
I’m not arguing that this is definitely the case, I’m just saying how data should be looked at and compared to have a better understanding of the outcome of an event. But if I’m wrong I’d love to hear why. :)
- IanCal 9y agoThose numbers are all available. Germany's population is very stable and 2001-2003 changed by 0.2% based on world bank figures. > If it the trend was to increase by 30% but dropped afterwards to 20% then again it has worked in some way. Only of you have some real reason to expect the number to increase by 30%. Just looking at a trend is not enough.
- martimarkov 9y agoFirstly, The entire paper is guesswork. There are no official numbers to support the fact that legalising prostitution increases the victim count. I just finished reading it and they even in the beginning state that they don’t have the data. Secondly, I was just making a point that in these kinds of researches a % value is IMO a better measurement
- jamespo 9y agothe original statement "legalization is the only answer to the problem" is similarly guesswork then