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Comment author: cousin_it 16 December 2011 05:31:51PM *  2 points [-]

research which has shown that when a female chases a male, she is more likely to end up with a higher quality mate

Was it an observational study or a controlled trial? If the former, then correlation doesn't obviously imply causation here. For example, the female's decision to chase could depend on the quality of the male.

Comment author: wedrifid 17 December 2011 11:16:28AM 6 points [-]

Was it an observational study or a controlled trial? If the former, then correlation doesn't obviously imply causation here. For example, the female's decision to chase could depend on the quality of the male.

And if the latter then I'm rather impressed with the open mindedness of the ethics committee!

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