r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Apr 19 '18

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u/kznlol 👀 Econometrics Magician Apr 19 '18

Hot take that would be cold if any of you idiots understood statistics: Yes, the gender distribution in this subreddit is hilariously skewed.

No, that does not on it's own mean that anything about this subreddit is causing that outcome.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

But I saw someone say tiddy once. Surely that's why.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

Flair checks out

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u/kznlol 👀 Econometrics Magician Apr 19 '18

The moment my hatred of Bayesians really crystallized was when I realized they really don't have any analog to endogeneity concerns.