On Sat, 18 May 2013 10:04:11 -0700, gordo <grme...@shaw.ca.remove>
wrote:
> On Sat, 18 May 2013 07:49:04 -0700, Chom Noamsky <wea...@stew.yum>
> wrote:
>
> >On 5/17/2013 11:35 PM, gordo wrote:
> >> On Fri, 17 May 2013 19:46:05 -0700, Chom Noamsky <wea...@stew.yum>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 5/17/2013 7:06 PM, gordo wrote:
> >>>> On Fri, 17 May 2013 15:25:24 -0700, Chom Noamsky <wea...@stew.yum>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Start with a sample size of 11,994.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Of those samples, 4,000 are found to support AGW.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Therefore, roughly 1/3 of the samples support AGW.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Conclusion: Based on the total sample size, there is no consensus on AGW.
> >>>>
> >>>> It has been explained to you. Statistics is beyond your ken.
> >>>
> >>> If you go really slow I might understand. Now explain to me, how do
> >>> 4,000 samples from a total sample size of 11,994 result in 97% agreement.
> >>
> >> First you have to remove those studies that have no relevance to the
> >> question.
> >
> >ALL of the studies are relevant, the 11,994 papers represent the total
> >sampling of science involved in the "study". Cook is basically saying
> >2/3rds of the papers aren't relevant to the question of cause because
> >they have a neutral position. Do you honestly think that 8,000
> >peer-reviewed academic studies suddenly disqualify as climate science
> >because they have a neutral position? It's unbelievable, really.
> They did not disqualify as climate science.
Exactly; Dr. Cook never said they were. The papers that maintained the
Null Hypothesis *WERE* counted: they represent 2.2% of the total.
97.1% represented the consensus; the remainder represented the
rejection of the consensus. All papers were counted. Shit-for-brains
wants people to think he's too stupid to understand.