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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 11:35 AM
Response to Reply #144
170. "Fraudulent" implies intent, which is quite different
from being in error. One can easily be in error--especially with complex sampling techniques--without having intended to present incorrect results as accurate.

Since he's saying that the results were inaccurate (at least at the point where people assume accuracy), we have to assume a rather convoluted scenario. He intentionally released the early results, stating that they weren't for distribution, and later said they were meaningless (at least as people tried to read them), knowing for a certainty that people would ignore him.
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