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John,
When you question or disagree with
someone's theory or
hypothesis, you are essentially saying that your wacky
idea
is better than theirs. Fair game, no harm
done.
However, when you question someone's
data, you cast
doubt on their integrity, and/or
professional competence.
Do you believe that Bernie might
have faked the data?
Were his data sources invalid? Were improper sampling
techniques or measurement methods employed?
Why does the data not represent the
situation?
Sound scientific analysis can be performed by physicists,
epidemiologists, plumbers, shoemakers, or anybody
else.
The only requirement is that it is
logical and makes sense. > On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, John Jacobus wrote: > > If you use data that may not represent the situation, > > then how can you draw a conclusion that proves or > > disproves a hypothesis? Dr. Cohen is a physicist. He > > has presented data and a conclusion. Epidemiologists > > have reviewed the information and questioned the > > validity of the data. This is what epidemiologist do. |