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To: TimF who wrote (51805)

8/26/2013 8:51:21 PM

From: koan

Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 85487

You are not understanding it. Sorry. 2 standard deviations in 3 out of 6 years is almost impossible randomly, so there almost certainly has to be a cause. That cause is most likely AGW.

Statistics is a very powerful tool used by science.

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2 standard deviations in 3 out of 6 years says there is a very high probability there is a cause.

Without commenting on the actual issue your arguing, I will say your argument doesn't make a lot of sense. Events have causes, arguing that there is a cause based on statistics is silly. Your issue probably should be providing support for what you think the cause is (and details about how big of cause, what should and can be done about it etc.), not "there seems to be a cause".