Well I hardly ever read the Torygraph and am not familiar with this columnist but I do not think he is the science correspondent. Although I found his piece only mildly amusing I didn't think it was THAT bad!
John
(obviously a mildly silly idiot)
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> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 10:30 AM
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> Subject: Re: Chartered Statisticians
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> Dear Allan,
>
> I have read Pritchett's article.
>
> It's just ignorant silliness expressed in a dreadful attempt at humour.
>
> It won't impress anybody other than other silly idiots.
>
> We should completely ignore his writings.
>
> Cheers, TONY
>
>
> >"In our society we look up to statisticians and regard them almost asgods, so
> >this is an appalling scandal. What other statistical bungles
> >are being covered up?"
> >
> >The quote comes from a comment column by Oliver Pritchett in the Sunday
> >Telegraph: "Safety in numbers? Not now" 23 June 2002. I suggest you read
> >the whole column before making any response - it's on the website
> >http://www.telegraph.co.uk/. You may need to sign up to get access, and I
> >used the search, on "statistician" to check it is available.
> >
> >The same search brings up a letter from myself in today's Daily Telegraph,
> >which was chosen specifically because it came from a Chartered
> >Statistician.
> >
> >R. Allan Reese Email: [log in to unmask]
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