Dear Allstatters,
Some of you may have seen this story on the BBC site which summarises the
conclusions of a panel investigating the University of East Anglia Climate
Research Unit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8618024.stm
The panel included Professor David Hand, President of the RSS and this
passage in particular caught my eye.
"We cannot help remarking that it is very surprising that research in an
area that depends so heavily on statistical methods has not been carried out
in close collaboration with professional statisticians"
I look forward to reading the full report when it is published.
Regards
Nigel Marriott
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