>That's why I used 50 hives, which were dropping large numbers of mites.  I
>doubt that lack of duration was the issue.

That is assuming that every day is the same as the next, and I'm guessing 
that is not true.

>An r squared close to zero.  The data points were just a random scatter.

Yes, but there were no negative drops, so maybe that method, as respected 
as it is, is being misapplied.  

>So did I.  But I have no reason to doubt the actual data. 

I am questioning the analysis.

>  the accuracy of which is supported by your measurements, there should be 
> a correlation over time.

I am sure there is.

>Allen, I have no investment in one method being "better" than another, and
>have no compulsion to defend anything--I'm just trying, as always, to
>objectively compare various methods.

And that is the way it should be.

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