RE: Fwd: Re: Cohen's Fallacy

["Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>]

Howard,

If you are having trouble understanding what Type I and Type II errors are

in statistical analysis, let me know.  I am always willing to try and help

people.



-- John 

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist 

3050 Traymore Lane

Bowie, MD  20715-2024



E-mail:  jenday1@email.msn.com (H)      



-----Original Message-----

From: hflong@postoffice.pacbell.net

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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:58 PM

To: Thomas J Savin

Cc: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu; motnivas@YAHOO.COM

Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Cohen's Fallacy





Exactly, Tom!

We are not using medicine (radiation) for demonstrated need (error of the

"second kind") because of largely unfounded fears of

harm from use (which would be error of the "first kind").

. . .

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