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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by BeetleB on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @02:53PM (#14961233)
>If a problem is political providing proof might be very difficult, since those in power will claim that there is no proof of a problem existing, and hence there is no need to investigate the problem further. This circular logic prevents any kind of proof from ever being produced.

This topic is very measurable, regardless of the government's stance. The government cannot prevent proof of this. At most they can just not fund it.

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by depressedpanda on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @12:03PM (#14970606)
No, unfortunately it isn't always 'very measureable'. Read your sibling comment; sometimes the government has the necessary data but refuses to release it to anyone.

Providing proof may then become prohibitively expensive, and sometimes impossible.

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by BeetleB on Thursday August 10, 2017 @10:53AM (#14980294)
Do a large scale random sample survey and you'll already learn a lot. The government may have a lot of data, but you don't need it from them.

Even in the US, a lot of data is not released on the grounds of confidentiality. That doesn't block doing research on the topic.

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