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>Jackie Fellows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Ronald Helm wrote:
>
>> "
>> >TTFN
>> > Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>> There is also a commonly used phrase in medicine, used to emphasize the fact
>> that common things are common, rare things are rare. Child abuse is VERY
>> common, mitochondrial disease is EXTREMELY rare. "When you hear the sounds
>> of galloping hooves, think of horses, not zebras! Ron
>>
>
>Hi Ron
>
>Yes, but there is also a common phrase in statistics--when you see an outlier,
>it is best to examine it closely--it may hold the key to a lot of things we
>don't understand at the present time. It seems that in the medical profession
>it is the anomaly that often leads to discoveries in medicine, just like in any
>other area of life. I guess just because it looks like a duck and sounds
like >a >duck, it doesn't mean automatically it is a duck.
>
>jackief
IOW there really is a platypus.
When it was first described it was considered hilarious.
Best, Terry
"Lawyer - one trained to circumvent the law" - The Devil's Dictionary
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