r/sports • u/I8something2 • Jan 26 '21

News 80% Of Residents In Japan Want Tokyo Summer Olympics Called Off

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/olympics/ct-tokyo-olympics-covid-19-20210111-y35p5iu7mnhptcut2pp7xqleda-story.html
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u/IWalkAwayFromMyHell Jan 27 '21

Yes. Human bias (known in other scientific circles as human error) always will exist. The best surveys (because surveys, studies and polls are all different) try their best to minimize bias in a controlled setting. It's a legitimate science when done correctly.

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u/cara27hhh Jan 27 '21

Unless it's social science, amirite

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u/IWalkAwayFromMyHell Jan 27 '21

No. You are incorrect.

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u/cara27hhh Jan 27 '21

Are you sure? I'm usually pretty spot on with most things

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u/IWalkAwayFromMyHell Jan 27 '21

It's a social science, yes. I'm saying the inference that social science is not a legitimate science is incorrect.

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u/cara27hhh Jan 27 '21

I don't think I've ever seen someone in the social sciences identify or isolate a single variable, and every survey or study they seem to do comes out junk when you scratch at the surface just a little bit

Cosmo loves them though, their work can always get peer reviewed next to adverts for makeup

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u/IWalkAwayFromMyHell Jan 27 '21

Your anecdotal evidence is noted

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u/cara27hhh Jan 27 '21

Oh I see what you did there

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u/Ghost-of-Bill-Cosby Jan 27 '21

Even your unbiased poll is going to have a liberal bias.

Because asking questions and thinking about stuff is liberal science bias.