Edit: well, sort of. I think it depends on what information you’re allowing yourself to know when building your statistical model. If you’re not letting yourself make guesses about how the LW population was selected, then I still think the SAT thing and the height thing are reasonable. However, if you’re actually trying to figure out an estimate of the right answer, you probably shouldn’t blind yourself quite that much.
Cool, you’ve convinced me, thanks.
Edit: well, sort of. I think it depends on what information you’re allowing yourself to know when building your statistical model. If you’re not letting yourself make guesses about how the LW population was selected, then I still think the SAT thing and the height thing are reasonable. However, if you’re actually trying to figure out an estimate of the right answer, you probably shouldn’t blind yourself quite that much.