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bellingman t1_jbi8mwp wrote

Saying "there is a difference" without giving the amount is maddeningly incomplete.

You should also include possible confounding variables that were not controlled for.

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MrBookman_LibraryCop OP t1_jbibu72 wrote

I don't know what those variables would be so it's difficult to include them

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bellingman t1_jbidmh7 wrote

What about the first part of the question--what IS the difference?

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MrBookman_LibraryCop OP t1_jbie3er wrote

I thought the x axis would help with that. On average, it's about 2% after equivalising

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bellingman t1_jbige1d wrote

A possible graph title:

Actual Gender Wage Gap is Only 2% (Or possibly zero, being within the margin of error)

That 2% number is the end result of the entire exercise, and should have been front and center.

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