Re: Re[2]: textbook correct?

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>]

Ellen's use of humor unfortunately is the very mechanism that many 
statisticians try to use. Even a statistically valid correlation 
needs to consider the logic as well..  To add on to Ellen's comment, 
birth causes cancer, for without birth, there would be no cancer, or 
illness of any kind... Thanks to Ellen for the tidbit ... it does 
point out what we have to deal with from those out there who will use 
a certain form of logic.

>      Cancer and death from cancer is mainly a disease of older individuals. 
>      If diagnostic x-rays save lives, then they may live to get cancer, 
>      therefore it does cause cancer, of course so does the flu vaccine.  
>      Ellen Hochheiser 
>      Ellen_Hochheiser@RL.Gov  

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