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Because having a multi-select plays havoc with stats.



Which is a terrible excuse for putting a fundamental flaw into the analysis. It's building a big assumption into the model that's known not to hold true in reality. Especially as the mis-represented cohort will, linguistically, be one of the most interesting - likely above average intelligence and a very different exposure to language. I suspect personally it's an oversight.

EDIT: Or, as is dawning on me, I might have missed a bit of sarcasm?


Indeed, reality has a nasty habit of confounding our models.




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