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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: koan who wrote (516091)9/25/2009 12:49:37 PM
From: i-node1 Recommendation  Read Replies (3) of 1582881
 
>> Kids who are spanked have lower IQ's.

What a ridiculous claim.

Junk science designed to get a desired result:

But while the results only show an association [edit: NOT causation] between spanking and intelligence, Straus says his methodology and the fact that he took into account other factors that could be at play (such as parents' socioeconomic status) make a good case for a causal link.

"You can't say it proves it, but I think it rules out so many other alternatives; I am convinced that spanking does cause a slowdown in a child's development of mental abilities," Straus told LiveScience.

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So, let's get this straight. Statistically, of course, correlation is not causation so "you can't say it proves it" -- but still, this guy is "convinced". "Convinced" based on what? Based on a process of elimination in which there are literally hundreds or thousands of possible alternatives?

I thought you were the guy who was so big on "education" and scholarly research?
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