So I am to get the "evidence" from Mr. Kennedy as opposed to the medical community? Mr. Kennedy is putting forth an opinion, and one to which he is surely entitled. There is a well known book that was assigned in many a statistics college course: How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff. Now I'm not suggesting that Mr. Kennedy is lying…
So I am to get the "evidence" from Mr. Kennedy as opposed to the medical community? Mr. Kennedy is putting forth an opinion, and one to which he is surely entitled. There is a well known book that was assigned in many a statistics college course: How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff. Now I'm not suggesting that Mr. Kennedy is lying. But he is bolstering his opinion with statistics that support it. One has to study up on the statistical evidence put forth by those who disagree with his opinion. Only then can you decide what your opinion is.
So I am to get the "evidence" from Mr. Kennedy as opposed to the medical community? Mr. Kennedy is putting forth an opinion, and one to which he is surely entitled. There is a well known book that was assigned in many a statistics college course: How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff. Now I'm not suggesting that Mr. Kennedy is lying. But he is bolstering his opinion with statistics that support it. One has to study up on the statistical evidence put forth by those who disagree with his opinion. Only then can you decide what your opinion is.