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In article <JGREELY.92Aug6140214@morganucodon.cis.ohio-state.edu> jgreely@morganucodon.cis.ohio-state.edu (J Greely) writes:
>In article <1992Aug6.162859.27637@icd.ab.com> adnan@icd.ab.com
> (Adnan C. Yaqub) writes:
>>This study exposed subjects to no, a moderate amount, and massive
>>amounts of *non-violent* pornography.  The subjects were then asked to
>>recommend a prison sentence for a man convicted of raping a female
>>hitchhiker.
>
>An interesting study, which seems to have been designed to reinforce
>the experimenter's bias.  Why this particular "test"?  How did he
>choose his samples?  Were they given information on normal sentencing
>guidelines for such a crime, or gauged for their previous knowledge of
>common sentences for rape?  How were the subjects selected (general
>population, volunteers, judges, parents, etc)?
>
>>The results were something like:
>
>Are these means, medians, or something else?

Oh c'mon J.  Sometimes I can't tell whether you're being facetious or
fallacious.  I mean you ask Adnan to provide some references, and
when he does you ask about means or medians ?  Maybe we should
discuss the variance and approximating distribution ?

How do you conclude that the experiment was designed to reinforce the
experimenter's bias?  Have you talked with him or read the study?

>J Greely (jgreely@cis.ohio-state.edu; osu-cis!jgreely)

Brian Adkins