RE: the Results are in!

From:Tony Henwood

RE: the Results are in!

Good on you Vinnie,
A great job done.

Tony Henwood JP, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC)
Laboratory Manager
The Children's Hospital at  Westmead,
Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, 2145, AUSTRALIA.
Tel: (02) 9845 3306
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vinnie Della Speranza [mailto:dellav@musc.edu]
Sent: Saturday, 28 June 2003 3:47
To: cberger@decal-bone.com; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Cc: Donna McClellan
Subject: Re: the Results are in!


Cliff,
you are looking for science where there can be none. I asked the list
for the preferences (which are subjective opinions) of those who have
evaluated different blades. The most that can be concluded from this
poll is that more people buy AccuEdge (by a 4:1 margin) than other
brands. Since this blade costs more, I would presume that those using it
feel that the additional cost is worth it.

Is it really your  intention  to tell those who responded to my query
that their op;inions are meaningless? All I did was count up the replies
and convert to a percent based upon the total number of responses to the
question.
Vinnie

>>> Cliff Berger <cberger@decal-bone.com> 06/27/03 11:24AM >>>
Vinnie,

In fairness to all the companies making blades, and to those who are
using
them as well,  everyone should be aware that your   <<survey>> has has
no
statistical merit whatsoever.   This has not been a science behind your
poll
in completely skewed so the results are meaningless.



--
Best regards,

Cliff Berger



> From: Vinnie Della Speranza <dellav@musc.edu>
> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:52:32 -0400
> To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Cc: Donna McClellan <mcclelld@musc.edu>
> Subject: the Results are in!
>
> thank you to all who responded to my query re: best disposable
microtome
> blade
>
> here are the results:
>
> Accu-Edge   was recommeded by   55% of respondents. This blade was
> recommended more than four times more frequently than the next
highest
> recommended blade.
>
> Richard Allen  was recommended by   12.5%  of respondents
> Sturkeywas recommended by   12.5%  of respondents
> Shandon was recommended by  10%  of respondents
> Surgipath was recommended by   5%   of respondents
> DuraEdge was recommended by   5%   of respondents
>
>
>
> Vinnie Della Speranza
> Manager for Anatomic Pathology Services
> Medical University of South Carolina
> 165 Ashley Avenue  Suite 309
> Charleston, SC 29425
> Ph: 843-792-6353
> fax: 843-792-8974
>



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