You're a racist --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Publius Maximus <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Publius Maximus <[email protected]> > Subject: [OT] Global Warming graph attacked by study > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 7:49 AM > http://bit.ly/bRTHvO > > - - - > A key piece of evidence in climate change science was > slammed as > “exaggerated” on Wednesday by the UK’s leading > statistician, in a > vindication of claims that global warming sceptics have > been making > for years. > > Professor David Hand, president of the Royal Statistical > Society, said > that a graph shaped like an ice hockey stick that has been > used to > represent the recent rise in global temperatures had been > compiled > using “inappropriate” methods. > > “It used a particular statistical technique that > exaggerated the > effect [of recent warming],” he said. > > The criticism came as part of a report published on > Wednesday that > found the scientists behind the “Climategate” e-mail > scandal had > behaved “honestly and fairly” and showed “no evidence > of any > deliberate scientific malpractice”. > - - - > > The last paragraph contradicts the thrust of the whole > report, but > whatever. At least some statisticians are finally weighing > in on the > fraud of the hockey stick graph, the manufacturing of which > was very > much a subject of "hiding the decline" as discussed in > those emails. > > - Publius > > -- > > "It ought never to be forgotten, that a firm union of this > country, > under an efficient government, will probably be an > increasing object > of jealousy to more than one nation of Europe; and that > enterprises to > subvert it will sometimes originate in the intrigues of > foreign > powers, and will seldom fail to be patronized and abetted > by some of > them. Its preservation, therefore ought in no case that can > be > avoided, to be committed to the guardianship of any but > those whose > situation will uniformly beget an immediate interest in the > faithful > and vigilant performance of the trust." [Federalist Papers > #59] > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
