Terry Fields wrote:
Roger Chapman wrote:

More from the previously cited Wikipedia page:

"The final analyses from various subsequent inquiries concluded that in
this context 'trick' was normal scientific or mathematical jargon for a
neat way of handling data, in this case a statistical method used to
bring two or more different kinds of data sets together in a legitimate
fashion.[35][36] The EPA notes that in fact, the evidence shows that the
research community was fully aware of these issues and was not hiding or
concealing them.[37]"

"20. Climate scientists have argued that the term "trick" can denote a
clever way "to bring two or more different kinds of data sets together
in a legitimate fashion by a technique that has been reviewed by a
broad array of peers in the field." (Penn State Inquiry). This is
incorrect as applied to representations of the Briffa MXD
reconstruction. " (Author Stephen McIntyre)

trick: what a whore calls a mark
Dictionary of urban slang.


Terry Fields