Re: Access to Energy and Bernie Cohen

[xat@inel.gov (Alden Tschaeche)]

Darryl Kaurin wrote:
> 
> At 11:17 AM 2/5/97 -0600, you wrote:
> 
> >Another comment is: "The conclusion (from Dr. Cohen's work) to be drawn
> >is that, if you live in a home with radon levels higher than normal (but
> >not rediculously high, which is rare), you have a lower than normal
> >chance of contracting lung cancer."
> >
> 
> I believe such a statement is called an ecological fallacy.  Dr. Cohen has
> been careful to not make this error in his work.

Derryl, so is the inference from your comment that Dr. Robinson is
guilty of making an "ecological fallacy" statement?

Al Tschaeche xat@inel.gov