Marketing v Science again

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REGARDING:

" Because what is within this framework we are discussing is NOT valid

science. "

RESPONSE:

Sharon,

You've stated several times you are not a scientist and have recently (and

once in the past) revealed you are a marketing person.

But you still didn't answer my question:

" If one only does marketing, how does one assess the validity of the science

within this framework? "

You only restated that in your opinion (as a non-scientist) that it isn't

science, not how a non-science marketing person could assess the validity of

the science.

I will say that the science is fine (they've laid out their assumptions and

limitations with the evidence and their methodology) but by no means perfect

[i'll remind you that many policies are not based on sound and convincing

science]. The a) policy and the presentation of that policy are poorly

constructed. They do not clearly establish guidelines for diagnosis, care,

or management, nor do they establish suggested direction in research to

reduce errors, variability, and uncertainty in the current knowledge base.

They do not clearly provide language in layman's terms. If I were

constructing it, I would have had a policy paper in more layman's terms (not

completely) and a longer technical support document.

Tony

Ps Don't give me the one rodent study bit again. Every limit comes down to

one study that drives the final number or risk decision. In their case,

they took the most conservative for the specific group of endpoints and used

that.

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