This is extremely shocking, indeed. I feel the statistical community should
react.
Marc Hallin.
On 12/03/09 18:43, "Allan Reese (Cefas)" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> We were advised to use a data fitting method described in a paper
> published 2003, but I found a patent was granted in December 2008.
>
> US Patent 7465559 - Method for calibrating antibiotic disk diffusion
> testing of microorganisms
>
> I've never come across this before. Is it a new trend in statistics?
>
> R Allan Reese
> Senior statistician, Cefas
> The Nothe, Weymouth DT4 8UB
>
> Tel: +44 (0)1305 206614 -direct
> Fax: +44 (0)1305 206601
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> www.cefas.co.uk
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