Re: Steve Wing, a scientist?

[Rudi Nussbaum <d4rn@pdx.edu>]

If two studies based on the same raw data lead to different findings, it
clearly shows the influence (unconscious or deliberate) of methodology, in
particular the importance of identifying all important
confounders. Therefore, "preponderance", i.e. counting off number of
published studies and deciding about their validity by majority rule is
absurd. There is only valid refutation of the one study that disagrees
with the other one hundred if you can show an error in the analysis.The
other important question to ask is: who sponsors and pays for the
research?
rudi H. Nussbaum

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On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Sandy Perle wrote:

> > Yet Raabe concedes that Wing is "bright and sincere". Would that not
> > force his scientific opponents to work harder and seriously discuss and
> > if they can, refute the evidence presented in numerous papers that
> > provides reasonable explanations for the glaring discrepancies between
> > a number of studies of nuclear workers and those of the A-bomb survivors?
> 
> Yes, only if there were not a preponderance of studies that support 
> the conclusions supported by Otto Raabe and others. Just because Wing 
> may be "bright and sincere" doesn't correlate with accepting his 
> hypothesis, when a large database supports views contrary views.
> 
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