02-25-2009, 05:06 PM
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I'm nuts for the place
Join Date: Feb 2009
First Name: James
Location: Lexington, KY
Posts: 3,322
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Re: stirring the pot local B&M vs big internet
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Originally Posted by tedrodgerscpa
That looks to be a triple blind study, which is the strongest test in terms of causality, and is rarely used.
If I wanted to hypothesize that real bullets are deadly and blank bullets are not, I put a mess of bullets in a box. I don't know which bullet is real, and which is blank. Put gun to head, pull trigger.
If I die, I have unmistakeable proof that real bullets are lethal.
However, if I live, I don't necessarily have unmistakeable proof that bullets are lethal, as I may have drawn a blank.
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I knew I didnt make this type of experiment up!
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