> > > For example: Quote: > > > "Hagelin's study used time series analysis to rule out a long > list > > of > > > alternative explanations, including weather variables, seasonal > > > effects, changes in police surveillance, and trends and cyclical > > > patterns inherent in the crime data." > > > http://istpp.org/crime_prevention/voodoo_rebuttal.html > > > > > > OffWorld. > > > > > > > Assuming that this is the case, that still doesn't rule out some > > OTHER factor that wasn't considered, like I said...>>> > > Yes it does. This is how statistical analysis works. It minimizes > the probability that it is due to some other factor, than the one > being observed.
The raw data in the DC study did not show any statistical validity, so Hagelin adjusted the data by a "heat factor" arguing that the weather was hotter than avg and thus the crime rate should have been higher than avg. This is how he got his statistical proof. And this is why studies conducted by people with an obvious bias in the outcomeare generally not taken too seriously by scientific community as they typically massage the data and the type of statistical analysis used in order to get the conclusion they want. The maharishi effect is still waiting for an independent verification. When professors at the U of Iowa attempted to do, MUM refused to cooperate with them. ------------------------ 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/
