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Rikki Phoneysmile, my least favorite drug rep, came by. I went up to sign for samples.Rikki: "Now... just tap next to the pill strength you'd like, and sign here..."Dr. Grumpy: "Okay." (signs off, hands iPad back).Rikki: "Thank you, doctor. I'd like to leave you with this booklet about Dioxnyl to review..."Dr. Grumpy: "You've left it with me before. You've been handing it out for over a year."Rikki: "No, it's a new one. We recently discovered an error in that booklet, and it's now been corrected."Dr. Grumpy: "What was wrong?"Rikki: "On the efficacy graph we had the drug vs. placebo curves switched. So it made it look like the placebo was more effective than the drug."PauseDr. Grumpy: (giggling) "Your company has been using a booklet erroneously showing your drug was worthless for over a year and no one realized it until now?"Rikki: "Um, yes. Have a nice day." (drops booklet on desk, leaves)Mary: "Did you ever notice that?"Dr. Grumpy: "Hell no. But it's nice to know nobody else reads them, either."
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