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Wakeley Purple - 12 Feb 2004 22:03 GMT

Excellent article about statistics from a Steven J. Gould who had cancer
(not PCa). He explains how it's possible that the statistics said the
median length of survival was 8 months, but he actually lived 20 years.

http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/gould

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Alan Meyer - 13 Feb 2004 21:52 GMT

> Excellent article about statistics from a Steven J. Gould who had cancer
> (not PCa). He explains how it's possible that the statistics said the
> median length of survival was 8 months, but he actually lived 20 years.
>
> http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/gould

That was a good article. Gould was a great scientist, a great
writer, and a helluva human being.

Alan

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