Polarbeargate researcher on key global warming hoax statistic: "Oh, well, that’s just a mindless thing"

William M. Briggs, Statistician » Reading Spencer’s Radiation Paper; Polar Bears Flap: Scientist Under Investigation

One point of contention is where Monnett said, “These extrapolations suggest that survival rate of bears swimming in open water during this was period was low (9/36)=25%).” That’s the statistic that was picked up by Al “Buy My Carbon Offsets” Gore, and which Gore used to prove that most polar bears would soon be dead.

In a hilarious exchange with investigator Eric May, Monnett tries to deny that the 25% statistic was a statistic:

ERIC MAY: Did they comment at all about any of the stats or –

CHARLES MONNETT: Uh, there’s no stats in [the paper].

ERIC MAY: Well, calculations, for, for example, the 25 percent survival rate.

CHARLES MONNETT: Oh, well, that’s just a mindless thing. That’s in the discussion. Um, that is not a statistic. Um, that’s a ratio estimator. It’s a it’s a fifth grade procedure. Do you have kids?