Re: $2500 award

[rkathren@tricity.wsu.edu (Ron L. Kathren)]

Bernie --

While some might argue that your cursory examination was insufficiently
rigorous, if my suggestion were correct, the effect likely would have been
evident from what you did.  Your $2500 is still safe!!!!


Warm regards,

Ron

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>On Fri, 17 Jan 1997, Ron L. Kathren wrote:
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>> Bernie --
>> 
>> You've probably thought of this, but it occurred to me that many of the
>> counties with high radon levels are located in areas which have high
>> percentages of individuals who lead so-called 'clean' life styles (such as
>> LDS and SDA), and who spend more time outdoors than indoors.   The latter
>> could actually result in reduction of exposure. Could this be a factor?
>> Also, were such factors as snow cover and soil moisture, which inhibit the
>> emanation of radon from the soil, considered?
>> 
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>	I did treat this problem in some detail a few years ago. I
>remember eliminating all counties with appreciable populations of
>clean-living group, but it didn't make any difference.
>	The snow cover and soil moisture problems should be covered by my
>treatment of average temperature and  average rainfall. My results are the
>same if we consider only the warmest areas or if we consider only the
>coldest areas, if we consider only the wettest areas or only the dryest
>areas, etc, etc for over 60 potential confounding factors.
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