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Some theses can be disproved by a single data point, not all, and I asked about a specific type of thesis. I repeat: can you show how a single data point can c
by SiempreViernes 4y ago
Some theses can be disproved by a single data point, not all, and I asked about a specific type of thesis.
I repeat: can you show how a single data point can contradict a statement about the absence of correlation originally claimed?
- mrex 4y agoWhat? I feel like one of us has forgotten how we got here. >The idea of punishment as a deterrent is hopefully dead and buried at this point. That's an absence of correlation claim?
- SiempreViernes 4y agoYes: if punishment was an effective deterrent, then the natural expectation is that there is strong correlation relationship between the level of punishment used and the deterrence effect. Saying punishment doesn't provide deterrence only claims that punishment is not correlated with deterrence. Maybe the examples shown gave the impression that an anti-correlation was claimed, but that is purely an invention of the reader.