Re: Sampling using summay data

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@prodigy.net>]

Interesting theory! If I understand it correctly, people who have concerns
regarding radon levels may be less likely to get cancer. Bernie-- how doe's
that meet your plausibility test?


----- Original Message -----
From: Harry Hinks <harryhinks@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 1:30 PM
Subject: Sampling using summay data


> Yes, Ted,
>
> It is in the math.  I didn't realize Prof. Cohen performed statistical
> sampling when choosing which house to test in a given area?  I thought the
> data set came from individuals who wanted to test for radon becasue of
> health concerns or thought they may be living in a high radon area. I
wonder
> if people who have increased concern about their health would have lower
> cancer rates?
>
> You can add large numbers and get very small error bars, but how do you
know
> the data is representative.  Are the summary samplings a statistically
valid
> sampling and can it be used in a realistic fashion for risk analysis?  It
> can be compared to the EPA sampling, but even the EPA's almost nationwide
> sampling was never intended for risk analysis.
>
>
> You also say,
>
> To collect the individual data would take a national level government
> >funded mandatory program.  And very few of us would want to pay the
> >taxes that would cost nor tolerate that level of intrusion into out
> >private lives.  I wouldn't!  Maybe in a more totalitarian state this
> >could be done.
>
> It has been done in studies already performed by Darby, Wichman, Fields,
> Alavanja, and others.
>
>
> Harry
>
> harryhinks@hotmail.com
>
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