Social Science Statistics Blog

This is an interesting study. I imagine it must have been relatively easy to collect so much data, with the amount of data kept in professional sports (how do they come up with those inane facts and stats on tv so quickly?).

Those that are questioning the validity of the study based on sports strategy, I think, do not understand the scientific nature of the data. I think they are recalling instances rather than looking at the whole.

I also think i would be more interesting to see a study that people could relate to where various "races" are compared around the world, rather than black and white. How do japanese people feel about Americans? How do Turkish people feel about Greeks? How do Native Americans feel about African Amrericans? Do people around the world realize that all people are more the same, than they are different, especially in terms of genetics?

I believe these conversations should continue. The more we know about one another, the better for all.

In such controversy most of the time I find the reality and magnitude of the effect is very small but media make it larger. Should not we stop distinguishing them by calling them Black and white?