Replies to post #1332 on Dendreon Corp fka DNDNQ

[iwfal]

I especially like this understated description:

"The second, which is not fully appreciated, is to reduce the underlying variability in the data so that more precise comparisons can be made."

Good find. I especially like the above understated description. NONE(!) of my statistics books (and I have a bunch!) make mention of this effect. It was a total surprise to me when I (independently and empirically) tumbled onto it.