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Old 09-04-2011, 12:53 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by starrigger View Post
Do you say this because you've examined the studies and this is a design bias you can identify? Or because you just don't agree with the conclusions of the studies?

I actually imagine it would be fairly difficult to get an accurate and unbiased study completed. For one thing it would require people to be honest about their habits, among a group who acknowledge a willingness to ignore copyright law. Can you trust their answers?

I'm not saying yes or no, because I don't know.
It is something I've noticed in various studies I've seen, and also something that others have made comments on before. I remember a few years back, one thinktank got in trouble because they were skewing studies in favor to the study sponsors.
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