Estimation or guestimation? (10)
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Dear all,
The suggestion that the various bodies should all get together and
agree on the data they will use is rather scary! The value of the dif-
ference in the values is that it helps us to see the reality of inaccu-
racy of the very data quoted. Agreeing the values will not improve the
quality and accuracy of the data but rather lull us into a sense of se-
curity.
The other response is rather like the fabled Chinese emperor who when
shown contaminating organisms in his rice by aid of a magnifying glass
responded by smashing the magnifying glass.
Victor Mseleni
KwaZuluNatal
Republic of South Africa
mailto:victor@dhmsel.db.healthlink.org.za
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