I read this paper and the authors make some pretty amazing leaps of logic. This does not mean they are wrong and I believe they are probably right ; still it makes me realize what a cat's bag of confusion most information packets are these days. Probably for the past 10,000 years as well. cc > On Jul 24, 2008, at 7:28 AM, Matthew Rhys-Roberts wrote: > > For further interest, an in relation to the more recent PIClist thread > regarding mobile phones and cancer, please see also > http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/science/bias.asp > > Matt > > Apptech wrote: >> The claim that 'most published research findings are false', >> while demonstrably true, is so utterly contrary to intuition >> and to what we think we know about research methods, >> statistical analysis and more as to be rejected out of hand >> by many. >> > [snip] > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist