To: xzins
17 posted on
12/26/2013 6:05:09 AM PST by
OrangeHoof
(2001-2008: "Dissent Is Patriotism!" 2009-2016: "Dissent Is Racism!")
To: OrangeHoof
One of the problems with number-flipping is statistical correlation. If I flip Obama’s 61% disapproval rating I get a 39% approval, and that number gives a fair idea of the extent of Obama’s problem with voters. I can’t point out that 61% of Obama disapprovers have been personally injured by Obama compared with only 6% of Obama approvers who have not been, when in fact all voters have been injured by Obama.
However, with 10% of children with gay fathers having been inappropriately touched by a gay parent, I can then compare that with a population in which only 1% of children of non-gay fathers have been inappropriately touched by a parent. This demonstrates to me a huge problem.
31 posted on
12/26/2013 7:01:36 AM PST by
xzins
( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
To: OrangeHoof; xzins
Flipping statistics provides additional perspective, which is interesting. However, it is less valuable when the data points "have personality". If 23% of the children from lesbian mothers were abused to a degree allowing their psyche's to admit this in a study, does that really mean 77% were not abused at all? What portion of that 77% have still not come to terms with their abuse and are able to recognize and express it as such?
36 posted on
12/26/2013 7:57:19 AM PST by
so_real
( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
To: OrangeHoof
If 23% of children from lesbian mothers have been sexually abused then 77% were not. Such number-flipping makes the results less sensational than at first glance. No, it doesn't. The study compared children of intact biological families to children of homosexuals.
Only 2% of children from married, heterosexual parents were sexually abused, where 98% were not. If you want to flip numbers, do it correctly.
98% of children from married, heterosexual parents were not sexually abused, but only 77% of children from lesbian mothers were not sexually abused. It's still just as shocking.
89 posted on
12/27/2013 11:15:59 AM PST by
BuckeyeTexan
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