Posted by Mitchell on December 28, 2002, at 19:31:17
In reply to Re: less than factual info and ratings » BrittPark, posted by IsoM on December 27, 2002, at 23:58:11
Flesch reading ease: 50.5
Flesch-Kincaid readability grade level: 9.5Chapter one of a freshman statistics book says a poll of secret answers from an open population is among the least reliable data sets. The text describes such data sets among those used to mislead with statistics.
User polls are a flawed way to test medical knowledge. Doctors don't learn from polls, they learn from medical schools. In a pharmaceutical self-help group, user polls promote greater reliance on unreliable data. User polls to qualify medical advice encourage peer pressure in medical decisions.
Before Microsoft Word edit:
Flesch reading ease: 25.6
Flesch-Kincaid readability grade level: 12
The first chapter of a freshman level statistics book says anonymous voluntary samples submitted by an open undefined population are among the least reliable data sets. The text describes such data sets among those used to mislead by statistical fallacy.Promoting user polls as a way of testing medical information puts in place a mechanism for flawed reality testing. User polls, if offered as a means of reality testing in a pharmaceutical self-help community, promote greater reliance on unreliable data and peer pressure medical decision making.
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