All too confusing

[ratewhore]

Vitamins 'may shorten your life'

Two glasses of wine a day 'puts breast cancer risk up by 50 per cent'

Alcohol 'quickly' cuts heart risk


Toddlers eat TOO MUCH fruit and veg, say experts

I could go on, but I'm not going to. I need a lie down...

[Bagpuss]

The confusion stems from scientists poorly designing their own trials and analysing them. Often there is a unknown confounding factor that may be the underlying cause this is often not allowed for in the design or in the analysis. However, some studies are done correctly expalining why we are often presented with contradictory results. Unfortunately scientific journal articles are not always reviewed by Statisticians, I've seen some shockers.

I could set up a poorly designed trial to 'prove' shopping at Iceland gives you lung cancer, and then one to disprove it.

[TimberWolf]

The confusion stems from scientists pourly designing their own trials and analysing them. Often there is a unknown confounding factor that may be the underlying cause this is often not allowed for in the design or in the analysis. However, some studies are done correctly expalining why we are often presented with contradictory results.

I could set up a poorly designed trial to 'prove' shopping at Iceland gives you lung cancer.

It's the scientific method. Try everything possible and only the fittest ideas survive. Religion is much the same except not updated as often and they keep the dross in too.

[ratewhore]

Thank God we can rely on Government figures...

[BrilloPad]

Vitamins 'may shorten your life'

Two glasses of wine a day 'puts breast cancer risk up by 50 per cent'

Alcohol 'quickly' cuts heart risk


Toddlers eat TOO MUCH fruit and veg, say experts

I could go on, but I'm not going to. I need a lie down...

whatever you do you are wrong - like being married...

[TimberWolf]

whatever you do you are wrong - like being married...

Statistically I think this is right, since there are more ways of being wrong than right. Thought the chances of me being wrong here are of course higher than being right.

[The Master]

Statistically I think this is right, since there are more ways of being wrong than right. Thought the chances of me being wrong here are of course higher than being right.

"Don't you ever get tired of being right?"

"No, only with the rest of you being wrong."

Can anyone identify the source of this, one of the most fantastic quotes of all time? The first in with an answer can collect +50 Xeno geek points. No Googling now!

[oracleslave]

"Don't you ever get tired of being right?"

"No, only with the rest of you being wrong."

Can anyone identify the source of this, one of the most fantastic quotes of all time? The first in with an answer can collect +50 Xeno geek points. No Googling now!

And the answer is?

[The Master]

And the answer is?

Avon to Dayna, in Blake's 7. It's stuck with me all these years.

[oracleslave]

Avon to Dayna, in Blake's 7. It's stuck with me all these years.

I tried to cheat but a cursory glance at google revealed nothing. I forgot to try SKA