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Old 01-26-2011, 05:17 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by ChinoCoug View Post
A main reason I wanted to go into science was because I didn't like running regressions on large datasets with lots of noise and I wanted the greater certainty from testing stuff in a lab. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in public health I'd be dealing with the same degree of uncertainty as in the social sciences.

I was imagining doing both testing on animals (with implications for humans) and fMRIs on humans.
Not very many people at all have both a basic science laboratory and also a clinical research setup.

Just like not many people play both NFL and MLB.

Certainty. That's an interesting concept.
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