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Old 03-25-2011, 12:30 PM
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Huh? How do they get these numbers if neither the people around nor the affected person notices it?
thats what science and stats are for

there are specific statistical methods you can use to get a representable sample of the rest of the population from (and that sample group is the one you closely investigate and monitor), and then extrapolate your findings to the general population
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