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To: metmom
Statistics can be manipulated to *prove* anything, even in science.

All the way from the setup of the analysis through the interpretation of the results.
544 posted on 03/08/2006 11:18:08 AM PST by microgood
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To: microgood
Statistics can be manipulated to *prove* anything, even in science.

All the way from the setup of the analysis through the interpretation of the results.

Someone should mention this to Dembski.

545 posted on 03/08/2006 11:23:57 AM PST by js1138
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To: microgood; metmom
"Statistics can be manipulated to *prove* anything, even in science.'

"All the way from the setup of the analysis through the interpretation of the results."

Well its a good thing then that scientists publish the numbers and the setup to their work, that way any fudging of figures are obvious.

732 posted on 03/08/2006 6:47:42 PM PST by b_sharp (Come visit my new home page.)
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