No polling organization would ever be taken seriously if its sample size was 73, and neither should this ‘study’ on college rape

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'A “study” conducted by “researchers” at the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University (“Denying Rape but Endorsing Forceful Intercourse: Exploring Differences Among Responders“) and published in the journal Violence and Gender claims to find that almost one in 3 college men would commit rape “if nobody would ever know and there wouldn’t be any consequences.” Oy vey, where to begin on this one?

1. Sensational Headlines. Let’s start with a quick review of the headlines of media reports on the “study” (via Katherine Timf at NRO): a) “Study: 1 in 3 Men Would Rape if They Wouldn’t Get Caught or Face Consequences” (Cosmopolitan)...
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2. The “Study” Starts with a Discredited Claim About Campus Sexual Assault. Here’s the opening sentence of the paper’s introduction: “The Federal data estimate that about one in five women becomes the victim of sexual assault while in college...” ...
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3. Unbelievably Small Sample Size. The biggest reason that this “study” should be completely ignored and receive no media attention is that its results and conclusions are based on a sample size of only 73 male students at one of the North Dakota universities (it’s not clear from the “study”). ...'