--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Peter > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] > > > > What specifically is wrong withthe approach? > > Ican > > > > thinkof plenty of > > > > issues, but what are you thinking of that makes > > this > > > > "junk science" > > > > ratherthan quick and dirty pilot study? > > > > > > Because the "quick and dirty" pilot study is never > > > used to justify a larger much more rigorous study. > > The > > > pilot study is touted about as a rigorous study by > > the > > > TMO. This becomes junk science, or more > > accurately, > > > cult science. Pilot studies are used to justify > > the > > > time and money spent on a rigorous study. Somebody > > > might look at health claims and deaths in people > > > living in SV housing and compare that to non-SV > > > housing in comparable neighborhoods and find that > > > there appears to be a statistically significant > > > difference between the two groups. That is a quick > > and > > > dirty pilot study. But for a rigorous study all > > other > > > variables that could influence death and sickness > > > rates (and there are many, many of these) need to > > be > > > held constant across the compared groups. This can > > be > > > done, but it would very time consuming and very > > > expensive and the TMO isn't interested in doing > > this. > > > They've got their "results" from the pilot study: > > > ergo, cult science. They are not interested in > > > discovering "fact", but in promoting their "cult". > > Too > > > bad! > > > > > > > That's true in this case, but we don't know what > > studies are on-going > > on SV. It can take years tog et something published > > via peer-review, > > especially something this controversial. > > Yes, you could be right. I hope good research is being > undertaken, but my bias makes me say, no studies are > being undertaken.
At this point, I suspect that you are correct. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
