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The article seems flawed from its premise, which is that because there's X% (41 I guess) rate of moderate to severe anxiety in students attending grad school, g
by softwarebeware 5y ago
The article seems flawed from its premise, which is that because there's X% (41 I guess) rate of moderate to severe anxiety in students attending grad school, grad school must be the cause.
Classic case of correlation =/= causation.
Besides, the cited research also says this: "Although this is a convenience sample in which respondents who have had a history of anxiety or depression may have been more apt to respond to the survey..."
- hirundo 5y agoAt the top of the article, in italics: > Caveats: ... “if the correlation is causal”
- unobtaniumstool 5y ago