Citation

Bross ID. Biometrics 1985; 41(3): 785-793.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Biometric Society, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

4074828

Abstract

On the basis of simple, generally accepted biostatistical and public health principles, it is shown that for environmental health hazards a proof of safety is much more difficult than a proof of hazard. The effective sample sizes required for proof of safety are orders of magnitude greater than what is feasible in biostatistical-epidemiological studies. Although many assurances of safety "in the name of science" have been issued by government agencies and others, few if any of these assurances are statistically valid.

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