private_messaging comments on Open thread, September 2-8, 2013 - Less Wrong

0 Post author: David_Gerard 02 September 2013 02:07PM

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Comment author: tgb 04 September 2013 12:34:32PM 10 points [-]

Selection bias alert: asking people whether they have transitioned to reading mostly discussion and then to mostly just open threads in an open thread isn't likely to give you a good perspective on the entire population, if that is in fact what you were looking for.

Comment author: private_messaging 04 September 2013 07:38:11PM 1 point [-]

There would be far more selection bias if he asked about it outside an open thread, though.

Comment author: blashimov 06 September 2013 01:29:15AM 0 points [-]

Really? Why?

Comment author: private_messaging 06 September 2013 09:20:45AM 3 points [-]

Because he's asking about people who only read the open thread. Here he could get response from the people who do read LW in general, inclusive of the open thread, and people who read only the open thread (he'll miss the people who don't read the open thread). Outside the open thread, he gets no response at all from people who only read the open thread.

Comment author: blashimov 06 September 2013 07:58:18PM 2 points [-]

I see what you mean.