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cthulu2016

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10. A fraudulent study is usually a counter-indicator. A flawed study is not.

Reply to RainDog (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2011, 03:28 AM

Dec 2011

When someone fakes a study it tends to mean that they could not get the desired result honestly and the study will tend to have false conclusions.

When a study is flawed in the way this one was it doesn't provide clues to the real state of things. It just lets you know that the study is not reliable. Knocks you back to square one, as if no study had been done at all.

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86 that Rand 420 study: 5th worst of 2011 [View all] RainDog Dec 2011 OP

What evidence does the LA attorney's office provide to prove they "breed" crime? nt killbotfactory Dec 2011 #1

Oh, and also, in what ways would data from the LAPD change their report? nt killbotfactory Dec 2011 #2

we don't know. The LAPD doesn't want the study to be true RainDog Dec 2011 #9

Because marijuana makes you smile and listen to jazz. tridim Dec 2011 #4

the point is that the Rand study assumed it had data that it didn't RainDog Dec 2011 #5

I'm not sure I trust the LAPD/LA Atty about much of anything REP Dec 2011 #3

well, yeah, police depts massage data all the time RainDog Dec 2011 #6

Not saying it was a good study - just think LAPD/atty have an agenda REP Dec 2011 #7

no doubt. they were the ones that looked into the study to question it RainDog Dec 2011 #13

I agree REP Dec 2011 #14

I am willing to bet that crime increased around the dispensaries quakerboy Dec 2011 #8

your bet doesn't look at the issue either RainDog Dec 2011 #11

It wasnt intended to quakerboy Dec 2011 #16

people report crimes RainDog Dec 2011 #17

A fraudulent study is usually a counter-indicator. A flawed study is not. cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #10

exactly n/t RainDog Dec 2011 #12

Dumb studies produce dumb results. nt bemildred Dec 2011 #15