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1) "205 participants between the ages of 18 and 85 with BlackBerry devices in and around the German city of Würtzburg" -- ridiculous selection bias. 2) "the pa
by zacharyvoase 15y ago
1) "205 participants between the ages of 18 and 85 with BlackBerry devices in and around the German city of Würtzburg" -- ridiculous selection bias.
2) "the participants were asked to message whether they were experiencing a desire at that moment or had experienced one within the last 30 minutes, what type it was, the strength of it, whether it conflicted with other desires, and whether they resisted or went along with it." -- volunteer bias (the desires and outcomes reported are exactly that: reported).
It looks to me like a case of a researcher using a heavily-biased study to project their views onto society at large, using a small sample and totally untrustworthy data.