Re: If you do Science, use the Scientific Method (Groundhog's Day)!

[BERNARD L COHEN <blc+@PITT.EDU>]

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Gary Howard wrote:



> Really, it is far more plausible that you were unable to

> adjust for the reduced smoking rates in the low radon

> counties (cross-level bias and all the factors associated

> with smoking. I agree with Dr. Field, you can not validly

> use more summary data to "treat" your original bias from

> summary data).



	---How about you reading all the treatments I have applied to the

issue of smoking, including cross level bias, and suggest how they fall

short of being convincing. They are reviewed in Section 4 of item #7 on my

web site,  www.phyast.pitt.edu/~blc   and references are given there to

more complete treatments.

	---How about offering a specific concrete example of what might

cause the huge discrepancy between my data a nd the predictions of LNT.

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