--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not even insisting that *this* study demonstrates > the Maharishi Effect, though. It's just that I've seen > zillions of misconceptions about how it was done, Which is interesting, since no one is even clear on the details. Was ARMIA or regreesion used. If ARIMA was used (which I think it was) did they have 6 seasons of data -- a minimum for ARIMA models. What were the independent variables tested? (both accepted in the model and those rejected). What was the actual time frame of the analysis (not the intervention -- we know it was 8 weeks). Mark indicated 5 year data was used. Some appear to suggest it was the intervention period + short term control buffers on the front and back end. How was the the heat index constructed? etc. > accompanied by completely invalid criticisms. If > somebody's going to criticize the study, they should do > so on the basis of how it was actually conducted, not > some uninformed straw-man version. Sorry, what I am proposing is not uniformed. Nor is it a strawman. > Otherwise, just accept it for what it was: during an > eight-week period in D.C. in June and July 1993 when a > large World Peace Assembly was being held, there was a > sharp drop in the crime rate. Maybe it was the Maharishi > Effect, maybe it wasn't. I think thats what i was saying. The analysis showed an effct. An interesting exploratory study. There are a lot of methodological questions, not answered -- probably because no one has a copy of the study. The results are inconclusive, as you say "maybe it was the Maharishi Effect, maybe it wasn't." I am not clear why you view a statement of an outline of what a credible research design would look like is inappropriate or creates a strawman. ------------------------ 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/
