Posted on Jul 6, 2014
The Largest Ever Study Of Same-Sex Parents Is Scientifically Proven To Drive Pat Robertson Insane...
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New study finds that kids raised by same-sex couples actually do a bit better “than the general population".
Hate to sound again like troll baiting, but these are scientific results. Given the previous conversations about DADT, thought it was worth posting.
"It’s the rallying cry for opponents of same-sex marriage: “Every child deserves a mom or a dad.” But a major new study finds that kids raised by same-sex couples actually do a bit better “than the general population on measures of general health and family cohesion.”
Hate to sound again like troll baiting, but these are scientific results. Given the previous conversations about DADT, thought it was worth posting.
"It’s the rallying cry for opponents of same-sex marriage: “Every child deserves a mom or a dad.” But a major new study finds that kids raised by same-sex couples actually do a bit better “than the general population on measures of general health and family cohesion.”
The Largest Ever Study Of Same-Sex Parents Is Scientifically Proven To Drive Pat Robertson Insane...
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Wow! A whole 500 kids sampled! Compared to the entire Australian population. Anyone familiar with the term "Sample Size?" This may be the worst "study" (AKA Survey) I've ever seen.
For example, there's probably more than 500 kids in my subdivision. Gathering any statistics on them I think is a far cry for a remotely accurate or relative representation of all the kids in just the city of Columbia, SC let alone the country. Not even everyone they asked to do the survey completed it. It is highly likely that those who did not complete it would have unfavorable reports. This is a joke.
For example, there's probably more than 500 kids in my subdivision. Gathering any statistics on them I think is a far cry for a remotely accurate or relative representation of all the kids in just the city of Columbia, SC let alone the country. Not even everyone they asked to do the survey completed it. It is highly likely that those who did not complete it would have unfavorable reports. This is a joke.
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SSG Robert Burns
Ok I am a Lean Six Sigma black belt. I am very intimate with statistics, sample sizes, and data collection.
If you send out a survey to 500 gay people and ask them if they think it is good to be gay, what do you think your data will show? Do you also think that data is a representation of what the entire country believes?
500 folks is not a good sample size when making a comparative representation to such a large populous. I could send out a survey today to a back woods town in Alaska and it will conclude that Sarah Palin would make an excellent President. I just have the feeling that the rest of the country doesn't feel the same way.
If you send out a survey to 500 gay people and ask them if they think it is good to be gay, what do you think your data will show? Do you also think that data is a representation of what the entire country believes?
500 folks is not a good sample size when making a comparative representation to such a large populous. I could send out a survey today to a back woods town in Alaska and it will conclude that Sarah Palin would make an excellent President. I just have the feeling that the rest of the country doesn't feel the same way.
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SSG Robert Burns
It was a survey only to that demographic. That's pretty simple. If I took a survey on how Congress is doing and only sent it to congressman, how accurate do you think that research is?
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MAJ Dews - Your statement about these being 'scientific results' makes it sound like this is "the truth!". Two considerations from just examining it a bit.
1) It appears that the report is based on a survey. I'm always suspicious of surveys instead of independent observations, especially when the results are easily skewed by political motivations of the demographic being asked. Of course, it is possible that the survey was a blind study and that the demographic wasn't aware of what the study was actually about in order to inject some neutrality into results, but nothing I saw showed that.
2) The main researcher is of the same demographic of the population that was surveyed, so again I'm skeptical of claims that no bias was injected into the study. This in conjunction with an 'opinion poll' type of study really starts to have a funny smell.
This is starting to sound like the politically motivated studies of the 90s where such-and-such racial group was shown to be scientifically better at xxxxx than some other racial group.
1) It appears that the report is based on a survey. I'm always suspicious of surveys instead of independent observations, especially when the results are easily skewed by political motivations of the demographic being asked. Of course, it is possible that the survey was a blind study and that the demographic wasn't aware of what the study was actually about in order to inject some neutrality into results, but nothing I saw showed that.
2) The main researcher is of the same demographic of the population that was surveyed, so again I'm skeptical of claims that no bias was injected into the study. This in conjunction with an 'opinion poll' type of study really starts to have a funny smell.
This is starting to sound like the politically motivated studies of the 90s where such-and-such racial group was shown to be scientifically better at xxxxx than some other racial group.
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COL Randall C.
MAJ Carl Ballinger, very good point. I did a very quick look and did see that there are a lot of studies out there comparing adopted and biological children. I just looked at two of them and both do seem to hold out that hypothesis (I could easily be wrong ... I looked at a very narrow data set and have not idea of any potential bias involved)
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Sir,
any new study is open to the interpretation of the one that is sponsoring it or reviewing it. With that being said, it still takes a village to raise a child in today's environment. I just don't believe we have enough data to effectively assume that this study is indeed valid. just my two cents.
any new study is open to the interpretation of the one that is sponsoring it or reviewing it. With that being said, it still takes a village to raise a child in today's environment. I just don't believe we have enough data to effectively assume that this study is indeed valid. just my two cents.
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MAJ (Join to see)
SFC Drake - very well said. Sources are cited in the link. I don't have skin in this game, but found it interesting considering same sex marriages seem to still be so heavily opposed within the military - or at least from what I've seen on this website.
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SFC A.M. Drake
thank you sir, however in your background I propose that you conduct research on the feasibility of the feasibility to the study of same sex and conventional upbringing of kids?
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