Where does this number come from? What do they mean by confirmed by
science? That's a very subjective concept I think.
One of my kids' favorite lines right now is "87% of statistics are made
up on the spot."

Naomi Bar-Yam

On Jan 25, 2004, at 8:26 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
> Nikki reports:
> *********************************
> There is the rub: only about 90% of routine practices in obstetrics and
> hospitals have been confirmed by science!
> **********************************
>
> That's really surprising.  I would have thought that only about 10 to
> 20% of
> routine pratices in obstetrics have been confirmed by science (If
> that).   So
> I'm astonished that the figure is so high.  90% means that only 10%
> are OB
> practices "just in case."
>
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