From the other side of the consultation, briefly. If two explanations both fit, the useful question is which one predicts something the other does not. That is answerable; arguing about which sounds more plausible is not.
Dr.EndoEP said:If two explanations both fit, the useful question is which one predicts something the other does not.
Second this. Nothing to add that would improve it.
Dr.EndoEP said:If two explanations both fit, the useful question is which one predicts something the other does not.
Coming at Dr.EndoEP’s question from a different direction. It helps to say which part of this you are uncertain about. A precise question gets a precise answer; a general one gets everybody’s favourite anecdote.
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Shop Reference StandardsOne concrete data point for the thread. Worth stating the units and the reference range whenever you post a number here. A large fraction of the apparent disagreement in these threads is two people using different units and both being right.