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I strongly distrust this study because of participant "self-selection bias". 80% of approached subjects declined to participate in the tests. There is too much
by solnyshok 13y ago
I strongly distrust this study because of participant "self-selection bias". 80% of approached subjects declined to participate in the tests. There is too much probability, that those people who experience onset of dementia would decide to not participate in such study, especially now, when privacy is getting NSA-ed and all data about you is going to affect your google search, targeting, re-targeting and your insurance rate
- leoedin 13y agoWhile I certainly agree with your suggestion that there might be self-selection bias in play (as commented on in the article), to suggest that the subjects were concerned about the NSA or Google is ridiculous. The study was undertaken between 1984 and 1994. Google didn't exist and the vast majority of the population had no internet access. The idea of electronic data privacy had probably not even occurred to most approached. I would be surprised if more than a handful of those approached (all aged above 65 in 1994) even owned a computer. Please don't hijack every comment thread with irrelevent complaints about the NSA.
- solnyshok 13y agoOk, I did not pay attention to the timespan, thought it is much more recent study. This however, doesn't alter anything, people today are no more willing to self-reveal fatal/terminal/disabling ilnesses, or even to accept having one - than 100 years ago