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Example of Scientific Issues
E.g., Is the
arithmetic means sensitivity to outliers desirable or
undesirable?
Do we want to detect
better infant mortality?
Does making one person
immortal make up for killing others prematurely?
E.g., Is the
scientific importance of a difference in distribution best
measured by the proportion exceeding some threshold?
Is an increase in
survival time only important if the patient eventually makes it
out of intensive care?