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Old 12-17-2013, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell View Post
The sample size is not big enough to make good determinations about the individual horses themselves let alone any sweeping generalizations about bleeding or lasix. You could scope 55 different horses and get the exact opposite results.

This is stuff that any statistics class goes over right after reading the syllabus.
It seemingly proves nothing, and I am skeptical about the "statistical significance" factor being tossed around. What it is, in my opinion, is interesting. No more, no less.

Maybe it leads to some much more scientifically controlled study. Under no circumstance could anyone take anything away from this "study" and apply it to horses at Beulah in December, nor should that point be argued by anyone. Could it be the basis for a more comprehensive study - I'd love that...but doubtful you will find a legitimate sample size of horses racing without Lasix in America.
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