Assay of Jeans in Household Laundry Supply (2008; Stewart, C.F. & Stewart, S.L., currently in peer r

[ronelyn]

Abstract: Jeans are a critical resource for local clothing wearers. Inadequate levels of Jeans in the clothing system can cause such symptoms as hypothermia, agoraphobia, embarrassment and even lead to incarceration. This study examines reduced levels of Jeans in a single subject household through a total laundry supply assay, to determine whether

Comments

Reviewer #1 (anonymous) (or not)

[ashnistrike]

The authors have chosen a topic of great significance in the field of Laundry Studies. The basic design is well-thought-out; however, this reviewer notes some flaws which might compromise the validity of the results. Notably, the definition of the major independent variable needs clarifying--particularly, the methods fail to account for similar items of clothing which fulfill the basic functions described in the Introduction (e.g., pants, skirts, bloomers, those blousy pirate-pant things they sell at renfaires). Additionally, the study fails to account for the well-known phenomenon of Washing Machine Attrition (WMA). While Jeans are not subject to WMA to the degree that Socks are, they are not entirely immune. In addition to the baseline pre-washing Jeans count, a post-washing count should be obtained as well. If the authors are willing to revise to account for these issues, this paper could make a substantial contribution to the literature.

Re: Reviewer #1 (anonymous) (or not)

[ronelyn]

Reasonable critiques. Since this was a single-event study rather than a longitudinal one, WMA was ignored, but that would almost certainly be a significant factor in any longer-term studies. Your first comment is on the mark, though. The research team did gather the data on other similar-purpose items of clothing, but did not include them in this study because the number was below the level of statistical significance. Our next revision will include the relevant data so that readers may draw their own conclusions from it.

[sarrabellum]

Yer brilliant.

[ronelyn]

That's one way of describing it. ;) *hugs*

[jnjnboo]

Love the formatting of this post - reminds me of the research articles I had to read in college :)