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Old October 20th, 2003, 11:11 PM
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Default Re: Stars! comparison

Those graphs show no error bars. It is a no go for a real, serious science. Also, there is no mentions of sampling sizes.

However, if it is indeed statistically significant, I would really like to see the theory behind !
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Edit - I checked the original papers and it may reaaly be a case. Hmmm...

Moderate drinking is benefitial to the health. It is a very well established fact now. But how about low-dose smoking ??? Is it possible that one or two sigarets per months can actually make you better off ?

[ October 20, 2003, 22:20: Message edited by: oleg ]
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