Wikipedia Medical Articles Found To Have High Error Rate 200
Rambo Tribble (1273454) writes "A group of researchers publishing in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association found that 90% of the Wikipedia articles they sampled contained errors regarding common medical conditions. Unsurprisingly, they recommend your General Practitioner as a more reliable source, while noting, '47% to 70% of physicians and medical students admitting to using [Wikipedia] as a reference.' At issue in the study is the small sample size the researchers used: 10 medical conditions. There are also ongoing efforts to improve the quality of Wikipedia's articles. According to a Wikipedia spokesman, '... especially in relation to health and medicine.' The BBC has more approachable coverage."
Now, combine it with the /. error rate (Score:5, Funny)
Now, keep in mind that
So, the actual error rate of Wikipedia medical articles should be (1-x/100)*90 % shouldnt it?
Assuming it is actually 90% would lead to the conclusion that
Re:Osteopath cred? (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, you can accept wisdom from osteopaths. First, you have to take a single drop and put it in a vat of thousands of gallons of water. Then you distill that until one drop is left. Put that drop in a second vat of thousands of gallons of water, take one drop of the result, and then go to the NIH and get them to fund a study. Complete the study, get it peer-reviewed and published in a real journal. Then you'll have accepted wisdom from osteopaths. Trust me, it's the homeopathic way.
Re:Osteopath cred? (Score:4, Funny)
You took the wrong path there. Turn around before you get hurt.
Re: Let's get this out of the way... (Score:4, Funny)
We're talking about osteopaths, they wouldn't know their arse from their elbows...
Re:Now, combine it with the /. error rate (Score:2, Funny)
If you wait another week we'll have another sample.