Comments on: TPA get stung again over inaccurate figures…. http://sluggerotoole.com/2009/09/25/tpa-get-stung-again-over-inaccurate-figures/ Conversation, politics and stray insights Sun, 27 May 2012 04:21:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Pace Parent http://sluggerotoole.com/2009/09/25/tpa-get-stung-again-over-inaccurate-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-348584 Pace Parent Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:45:41 +0000 #comment-348584 Mick Without independent audit of the information provided by a public authority it is impossible to know if the information is valid or accurate. It seems that the FOIA is being used by some public authorities (CCEA in education for example) as a means to further control public access to information about performance data by using "commercial in confidence" claims. Mick
Without independent audit of the information provided by a public authority it is impossible to know if the information is valid or accurate. It seems that the FOIA is being used by some public authorities (CCEA in education for example) as a means to further control public access to information about performance data by using “commercial in confidence” claims.

]]> By: Pigeon Toes http://sluggerotoole.com/2009/09/25/tpa-get-stung-again-over-inaccurate-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-348556 Pigeon Toes Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:26:19 +0000 #comment-348556 Mick, So if NHS research is based on same original NHS "contaminated" data then we should not trust the research based on the original data provided? NHS cannot be trusted to provide accurate data. That's not terribly reassuring for the general public. Mick,

So if NHS research is based on same original NHS “contaminated” data then we should not trust the research based on the original data provided?

NHS cannot be trusted to provide accurate data. That’s not terribly reassuring for the general public.

]]> By: Professor Sexy http://sluggerotoole.com/2009/09/25/tpa-get-stung-again-over-inaccurate-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-348547 Professor Sexy Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:46:55 +0000 #comment-348547 Mick, slightly OT but just curious as to when the next Gael poll is due for release? Mick,

slightly OT but just curious as to when the next Gael poll is due for release?

]]> By: Mick Fealty http://sluggerotoole.com/2009/09/25/tpa-get-stung-again-over-inaccurate-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-348538 Mick Fealty Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:57:00 +0000 #comment-348538 PT, Just saying that if you serially put out 'research' that is based on contaminated data and try to attach large claims on it, you either need to sort out the cause of the contamination, or deliberately play down the provenance of the research. Nothing more or less. PT,

Just saying that if you serially put out ‘research’ that is based on contaminated data and try to attach large claims on it, you either need to sort out the cause of the contamination, or deliberately play down the provenance of the research.

Nothing more or less.

]]> By: willis http://sluggerotoole.com/2009/09/25/tpa-get-stung-again-over-inaccurate-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-348506 willis Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:55:43 +0000 #comment-348506 Mick But you do have an agenda! You want a level of accountability and probity from all who purport to inform the public. I fear that both the TPA and the NHS are not too bothered. Thanks to the fine work done by our major newspapers we now have a public space almost entirely inhabited by cynical hucksters. Their economy is collapsing? Oh dear. Mick

But you do have an agenda! You want a level of accountability and probity from all who purport to inform the public.

I fear that both the TPA and the NHS are not too bothered. Thanks to the fine work done by our major newspapers we now have a public space almost entirely inhabited by cynical hucksters.

Their economy is collapsing? Oh dear.

]]> By: Pigeon Toes http://sluggerotoole.com/2009/09/25/tpa-get-stung-again-over-inaccurate-figures/comment-page-1/#comment-348480 Pigeon Toes Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:51:42 +0000 #comment-348480 Mick, Not seeing your point here. The information provided from the source is inaccurate. Why would they have reason to doubt that it was wrong in the first instance? (Albeit info from the NHS) Unless you are suggesting (and it may be a good idea) that all info provided by NHS should be double and triple checked. Mick,

Not seeing your point here. The information provided from the source is inaccurate.

Why would they have reason to doubt that it was wrong in the first instance?

(Albeit info from the NHS)

Unless you are suggesting (and it may be a good idea) that all info provided by NHS should be double and triple checked.

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