Saturday, December 24, 2011

Unscientific Poll on Children’s Health

http://searchourhearts.wordpress.com/poll/

This poll is unscientific and meaningless because the data is only as good as the feedback we get from those who decide to answer the questions.  There is no control group, no adjustment for population statistics, no way to verify data.

So why do it?

1. Appease our curiosity.  These are questions that parents of children with birth defects often ask themselves.  This gives us an opportunity to see what other parents have to say.

2. To see, in black and white, that parents of “normal” children have some of the same things in common with us and we didn’t cause the birth defect.

3. If (and that is a big IF) happen to stumble upon a common link, we may be able to share our results with much smarter researchers.

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