--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > The ME theory is a large numbers theory. The crime > > rate of Fairfield > > could be skewed by having a single pickpocket living > > among the > > sidhas. For that matter, the traffic accident rate > > during the Taste > > of Utopia course could go up because the town's > > adult population more > > than doubled (tripled) during that time. To > > accurately measure the > > predicted claims of the ME, you would need a much > > larger statistical > > sample population for them to effect than Fairfield, > > IA, like > > Washington, DC. > > Another post hoc explanation. The ME theory as now > constructed does not take sample size into > consideration. What is the critical sample size and > why? >
The ME is taken from analogies in physical systems. ALL such physical systems involve really huge numbers of particles/photons/atoms/whatevers. And the exposition I have read DOES talk about the minimum population size needed. > > > > > > > > > That's not to claim that there might not be SOME > > measurable positive > > effect, only that you can't really claim the ME to > > be supported or > > non-supported, based on Fairfield statistics (of > > course, the TMO does > > exactly that when it suits them, but that's the PR > > biz for you). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > --------------------~--> > > Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and > > poor with hope and healing > > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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 > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl.yahoo.com > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/