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echo: educator
to: DAN TRIPLETT
from: RON MCDERMOTT
date: 1996-09-13 16:12:00
subject: WHOLE LANGUAGE 2 2/2

quantification for this reason, but numbers in and of
themselves aren't enough if the meaning of numbers cannot
be determined because the process is not sufficiently 
limited.  Simply collecting raw data and drawing conclusions
is meaningless:
Birth rate is higher where storks are found flying...
People live longer in the USA than in many other countries..
There are more asians than any other ethnic group...
Population density is highest around oceans...
What do you conclude from the above (btw, I think these are
all correct)?  My point is that you can conclude any
NUMBER of things from this collection of raw and unstructured
data, and not have the SLIGHTEST assurance than your
conclusions are worth the air required to give them voice...
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