On Jun 4, 2012, at 1:11 AM, Allen Esterson wrote: > I'll give lengthy quotes > here that typify the point being made by the whole article:….
The main point of this article reminded me of some of the conclusions drawn by John Ioannidis and his colleagues regarding the reliability/validity of claims based on medical research. I think his work has been discussed here before. Here's a link to an article about his work in The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/11/lies-damned-lies-and-medical-science/8269/ Best, Jeff -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. SCC: Professor of Psychology MCCCD: General Studies Faculty Representative PSY 101 Website: http://sccpsy101.wordpress.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18174 or send a blank email to leave-18174-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
