re: #209 SixDegrees

Actually, it is quite rare to present raw data in scientific papers. It has normally undergone extensive filtering prior to publication. This is true in all fields, not just climatology.

He’s right. I’m always trying to read medical journals to keep up with my heart problem. The language I’ve learned to understand (mostly), but the numbers are especially hard. It’s tabulated, organized and looks really good on paper, but the average guy with a history degree (ME!) has no idea how they got that way.