Who Won the Shapley-Curtis Debate When It Concluded in 1920

question 354

Multiple Choice

Who won the Shapley-Curtis debate when it concluded in 1920?

• A) Shapley won.
• B) Curtis won.
• C) Both sides won in the sense that each successfully explained part of the data that were being debated.
• D) Neither side won because there was no hard, reliable evidence to support either side.

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