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Old Dec 20, 2006, 06:32 pm   #47 (permalink) (top)
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No, the data shows clearly that indeed 95% of americans according to this scientifically conducted study have had pre-marital sex.

Now i understand conservatives have a problem with science, but it must be nipped in the bud, before it becomes more serious.
Well, the sample could have been just college students, for instance, and that is one possible confounding variable. As I said before, unless we know more about the data collection methods and hypothesis test, then the conclusion is rather specious. I'm just saying. There are some reliable polls, but without more information I guess this one's reliability is questionable.


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