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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color: Found this online, hope Bob doesn't mind! www.thecasket.ca/archives/14481 Gary Murray Tucker Lake NS ---- John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote: > (Memories of Chris Pielou!) > > > > Our tendency to avoid Type I errors is good, but we need to do a better job on the other side. How many of us have come to know something, based on observations, but don’t have the stats. to prove what we know? > > > > We ignore anecdotal evidence (Wrong word?) at our peril. We shouldn’t be obliged to accept anecdotal implications with certainly, but need to at least take the questions they raise seriously. > > > > (But you’ve heard my rants on this before, haven’t you Dave? J!) > > > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of David Patriquin > Sent: November-16-14 11:29 AM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Purported SW NS Eastern Cougar Photo > > > > Otherwise known as a Type II error or a false negative! > > _____ > > From: John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 10:53 AM > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Purported SW NS Eastern Cougar Photo > > > > I have probably said this before, but when Donald Rumseld said “The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence,” he as logically spot on. “No evidence” proves exactly nothing, and I wish more people would see that! > > > > (Hence the absence of proof of the existence of the Eastern Cougar in NS does not disprove their existence!) > > > > Ain’t logic fun? > > > > > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Paul Ruggles > Sent: November-16-14 10:28 AM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Purported SW NS Eastern Cougar Photo > > > > I know there is a lot of disbelief about cougars in NS, but My wife and I saw one while driving up to Cape Breton in the late 1960's. I was quite familiar with these critters from several sightings on Vancouver Island while conducting salmon research. > > Paul. > > On 2014-11-16, at 10:10 AM, Shouty McShoutsalot wrote: > > > > https://plus.google.com/105279604431231931414/posts/2htv7BRj6Aj > > > > > > > > > > I no nothing of the provenance of this yet so no warranty to it's validity etc. Purportedly near Weymouth NS, certainly the background and time of day could be SW Nova. > > > > Still messing with Google+ but this is is shared publicly so hopefully no acct/login necessary. Let me know how it works. If I can track down anything further I'll post. > > > > > -- > > Jamie Simpson > > Hantsport, NS > > > > >
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