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Ramin Etebar,MD



Joined: 21 May 2004
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Location: USA

PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:19 pm    Post subject: False claims by NIAC Reply with quote

Dear Sir/Madam:



On your press release dated April 20, 2005; you have claimed that” There is strong opposition among Iranian Americans to H.R. 282 / S. 333 (Iran Freedom Support Act), a bill that would make regime change official U.S. policy on Iran and eliminate the sunset provision on existing sanctions on Iran.



As an Iranian American I find your deception appalling and challenge your findings based on the followings:



1- Based on the 504 letters sent from your sample source, how did you establish the naturalization (citizenship) status of your participants that allows you to label the results that of the “Iranian-Americans”?

2- On the bottom of your bar graph (http://www.niacouncil.org/pressreleases/press263.asp ) you have stated that “the sample is not scientific”; if so what is the value of this sampling?

3-If you claim usability of your opinion sampling, then what is your statistical validity?

Statistical validity is defined as; the degree to which an observed result, such as a difference between 2 measurements, can be relied upon and not attributed to random error in sampling and measurement. The degree of statistical significance of a result depends upon the number of sampled data points (e.g. the number of users in a test), the size of the effect, and the amount of variation between measurements. Thus, statistical validity can be improved with increased samples, by reducing noise (and thus variation), and by creating as large an effect as possible.

Based on scientific means your opinion sampling is invalid and worthless, yet you state “While the findings from this campaign are not scientific, they do accurately reflect the broad range of views of Iranian Americans of varying political persuasions”.

Attached please find an objection letter from Iranian American Republican Council. I share their sentiments.

As a patriotic Iranian-American I support any legislation including H.R. 282 / S. 333 (Iran Freedom Support Act) that would make regime change official U.S. policy on Iran.

Sincerely

Ramin Etebar, M.D.

CC: US Congressmen and Congresswomen

CC: US Senate Members

CC: Several thousand people via e-mail (Please pass this on)









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