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Re:Poor kids who do things right don't do better than rich k... by davesque on Monday October 24, 2016 @04:08PM (#12782374)
How is that? The main thrust of the article (including the chart) comes from an academic source which doesn't appear to be opinion-based at all.
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Re:Poor kids who do things right don't do better than rich k... by jakeargent on Monday October 24, 2016 @04:33PM (#12782606)
It's not about the academic source's basis on opinion, but on correlation studies.

This is your friendly reminder that correlation is not causation.

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Re:Poor kids who do things right don't do better than rich k... by falcolas on Monday October 24, 2016 @04:50PM (#12782765)
"Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing 'look over there'."

~ Randall Munroe

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Re:Poor kids who do things right don't do better than rich k... by davesque on Monday October 24, 2016 @04:36PM (#12782641)
Ugh...this is your friendly reminder that a lot of people already know this and pointing it out doesn't make you look smart.
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