Hey again! So this week we really started to dive into the lessons. I learned a lot about how you really have to be picky with the research you read and decide to believe because there are so many faults. Now, don't get me wrong, there are a lot of great reliable studies done, but there are also so many out there that shouldn't have been published. In a good number of the studies we looked at and discussed we realized that they either lacked a control group, they didn't really even study the group they said they were, or they were biased. For example, studies have been done to try and determine the divorce rate in the U.S., but in a lot of studies they leave out factors that could really alter the final outcome. We discussed how some just look at the number of marriages in a year and the number of divorces in a year and decide from that. But it is so much more complicated than that. They don't take into consideration that a number of the people married that year could still be together, and that the divorces that happened could have been from marriages from a number of years ago.  Now I know what to look at to decide for myself if the research I read is reliable. You should try checking the facts next time and see what you find :)

Hi! My name is Anna Moody, I'm from St. Augustine Florida but I'm currently attending Brigham Young University Idaho in Rexburg Idaho :) I come from a family of of 5 girls and I'm one of the oldest with my twin sister who is attending Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. I'm taking a Family Relations class and we've been asked to create this blog to share what we learn and our views on what we discuss. I've never blogged before so we'll see how this goes :) But I hope you enjoy and are edified by what I post, and feel free to comment :)