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TLDR; people are more likely to comment when their true identity is masked.

No, the data doesn't support that conclusion at all.

The data shows that most comments are made under pseudonyms. While it would be correct to say that the hypothesis that people are more likely to comment when their identity is masked would produce this data, the hypothesis that more people post using pseudonyms (though possibly less frequently) also supports this data. Therefore, the data as given can be said to support neither conclusion.

You are missing the paragraph titled "Average Comments Per User By Identity". That paragraph at least supports the conclusion that people who post under pseudonyms post more frequently, which refutes your alternate hypothesis.

Of course, there's no indication of methodology, and there's nothing to suggest that those who post under a true identity would post more frequently if they were pseudonymous.

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