The statistical methods used in the paper are so bad as to merit use in a class on how not to do applied statistics. All this paper demonstrates is that climate scientists should take some basic courses in statistics and Nature should get some competent referees.
Peer review of alchemy gets you no further, even if Sir Isaac Newton is doing the review. Peer review of Isaac Newton’s physics was rather hard as he was, and remains, peerless in that field.
Newton was also an alchemist.
Seriously though the peer review concept didn’t exist then. The mathematicuses of the day guarded their tricks as closely as stage magicians do now.
Sounds like a paper highly acceptable to the goal-driven leaders of the climate alarm-science cult. Let me guess: the paper sought to defend their claims.
That was my point.
That is immaterial. What’s wrong is wrong, what’s right is right. Peer review for ‘climate science’ is like peer review for astrology. The term ‘Climate scientists’ is close to being a tautology.
It is nice to see Nature being taken down a peg or two
><The term ‘Climate scientists’ is close to being a tautology.
You mean a contradiction, not a tautology.
Cal,
Yes, I am wholly wrong there, sorry Samizdatistans (I forget the term) I am a total oxymoron.
Samizdatista 😉
“Stans’ ?, no Laurel leaves for me!
That’s another fine mess you’ve got yourself into. 🙂
I always liked “God knows if the author’s parents are more to be pitied or despised.”
A suitably intellectual smack-down. Well done, sir!
With regard to the discussion on tautology above, I think it was H L Mencken, who when asked for a tautology suggested “Ignorant Politician”.
I suppose “statistically clueless climate scientist” would do equally well.
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“Samizdatians”. Because we’re using English, not Russian or Spanish. Might as well call citizens of Dalmatia “Dalmatistas” and Martians “Martistas”.
No, actually, “Samizdatists.” However, just as we Near Chicago know that Devon Avenue is DeVONNE Ave., and Goethe St. is GoEEETHEE, Young Man, those Deep in the Heart of deHavil-Land understand that he who weeds the website calls the Gnomenklatter. :>)
Mr Ed,
Eee-ee-eewwww times three! I shall have to lay in more clothespins for by dose. Dreadfully well done, sir!
And I don’t see why RAB is dragging Kukla into it. Don’t you have to go throw a frisbee or something, RAB? 😉