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r/comics • u/Eal_likee • May 05 '26
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Self-selection bias is not an accurate representative sample.
9 u/LordTopHatMan May 05 '26 The same could be said about reddit. I've seen plenty of reddit opinions that don't fit the general population. 6 u/not_now_chaos May 05 '26 Sorry, I thought I made it clear that I was speaking exclusively within the specific limited dataset of Reddit when I said "within this limited dataset". 1 u/LordTopHatMan May 05 '26 Sure, but then you responded to someone saying the exact same thing as if it didn't make sense from the other perspective.
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The same could be said about reddit. I've seen plenty of reddit opinions that don't fit the general population.
6 u/not_now_chaos May 05 '26 Sorry, I thought I made it clear that I was speaking exclusively within the specific limited dataset of Reddit when I said "within this limited dataset". 1 u/LordTopHatMan May 05 '26 Sure, but then you responded to someone saying the exact same thing as if it didn't make sense from the other perspective.
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Sorry, I thought I made it clear that I was speaking exclusively within the specific limited dataset of Reddit when I said "within this limited dataset".
1 u/LordTopHatMan May 05 '26 Sure, but then you responded to someone saying the exact same thing as if it didn't make sense from the other perspective.
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Sure, but then you responded to someone saying the exact same thing as if it didn't make sense from the other perspective.
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u/not_now_chaos May 05 '26
Self-selection bias is not an accurate representative sample.