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Second Inquiry Exonerates Climatic Research Unit

Posted by kdawson on from the wash-behind-your-ears dept.

mvdwege writes "After being cleared of charges of misconduct by a parliamentary committee, now the CRU has the results of the inquiry (PDF) by a panel of scientists into their scientific methods. Here is the CRU press release. Criticisms: The statistical methods used, though arriving at correct results, are not optimal, and it is recommended future studies involve professional statisticians if possible; and the CRU scientists are lacking somewhat in organization. A very far cry from the widespread allegations of fraud. It seems 'Climategate' is ending with a whimper."

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  1. Yeah! APATHY RULES! by warrax_666 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Woo-hoo!

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  2. APATHY RULES? by gyrogeerloose · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who cares?

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  3. Re:Here is how you do science. by MichaelSmith · · Score: 3, Funny

    * Prof David Hand: a statistician. He's done statistic work for a lot of companies. Doesn't seem to know much about climatology, but he knows more about statistics than I even dreamed existed.

    * Prof David Hand: Professor of Theoretical Geophysics. Has publicly criticized the Mann Hockey Stick graph. Also really likes math.

    Clearly a talented guy.

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