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Default Re: Experts say abstinence program doesn't work

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Originally Posted by ChotooMotoo View Post
They don't have to work that hard. They just have to sift through public health records. What I get paid to prove is REALLY HARD to prove, and I hardly ever prove it conclusively.
There's actually quite a bit of work that goes into designing and implementing studies using retrospective data. Even with those studies, you can't really prove things conclusively. The idea of doing so is a fallacy in research.
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