Re: Re: A Bum Rap for Microwaving

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Almost all research is influenced by some bias... It doesn't make it

wrong per se but the data is always more credible than the conclusions.

The worst offenders also cook the data either by omission or outright fudge.

Take it all with a grain a salt (salt substitute for JW)... Look for

consistent repeated studies. The many that flip flop from study to study

are probably good candidates to ignore. Is coffee good or bad this

month? :-)

JR

Diane Walter wrote:

> Great article! Thanks for posting it.

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> It really makes me wonder about the efficacy of much research,

> particularly in limited tests like the Spanish one mentioned in the

> article. You never know whether or not the researcher has an agenda,

> albeit an unconscious one, and thus sets up test parameters that bias

> the test in favor of the agenda.

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> That goes for a lot of US Gov research as well, and I'm not

> necessarily referring to nutrional studies. As one who does a lot of

> contract research, it worries me.

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> Diane

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[Guest guest]

Almost all research is influenced by some bias... It doesn't make it

wrong per se but the data is always more credible than the conclusions.

The worst offenders also cook the data either by omission or outright fudge.

Take it all with a grain a salt (salt substitute for JW)... Look for

consistent repeated studies. The many that flip flop from study to study

are probably good candidates to ignore. Is coffee good or bad this

month? :-)

JR

Diane Walter wrote:

> Great article! Thanks for posting it.

>

> It really makes me wonder about the efficacy of much research,

> particularly in limited tests like the Spanish one mentioned in the

> article. You never know whether or not the researcher has an agenda,

> albeit an unconscious one, and thus sets up test parameters that bias

> the test in favor of the agenda.

>

> That goes for a lot of US Gov research as well, and I'm not

> necessarily referring to nutrional studies. As one who does a lot of

> contract research, it worries me.

>

> Diane

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