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And there is a response to the article here:
http://www.talyarkoni.org/blog/2010/03/17/scientists-arent-dumb-statistics-is-hard/
Sidney
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ursula Huws
Sent: 25 May 2010 22:19
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Subject: Science News article 'odds are, it's wrong'
An American
friend just brought this to my attention
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/57091/title/Odds_Are,_Its_Wrong
and I wonder what others on this list make of it. Apologies if you've already
seen it,
best wishes,
Ursula Huws
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