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To: tekboy who wrote (6890)10/3/2000 12:05:47 PM
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TekEinstein:

That is how science works (or is supposed to work), and it's something quite different from looking at the data alone, without the benefit of any model, to try and find a pattern. If you do the latter, you may eventually end up with something that looks like a regularity, but it will usually be a mirage and will disappear over time.

Actually, since you seem to be in an expansive mood on how science works, and have touched on the topic of data dredging, as it relates to multiple looks at the same question, perhaps you can enlighten us as to the role played by use of the Bonferroni Method.

ca@statisticalmethodsareabitch.edu
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