We use significance thresholds that give us a small number of answers to consider, and squeeze datasets so tightly that only the most extreme findings are considered valid.
The two most extreme findings (ORs of 0.48 [ 9] and 5.1 [ 10]) were not from large studies, and did not have major influence.
"Now we're finding the most extreme kind of bug," Dr. Dermer said.
The lack of sociality in the believer's adherence to truth will pay no heed to worldly institutions, or to fellow citizens, perceived to oppose truth, finding its most extreme political expression in the endorsement of religious violence.
This finding was most extreme in tufted ducks and pochards, the species in which the individuals with the highest excretion level were also those showing severe clinical signs.
At the same time, a more Nietzschean critique is advanced, finding that Christianity rejects humanity's most extreme passions, including those that drive people to accomplish heroic deeds.
"It is disturbing that these findings show an increase in the most extreme and high-risk form of drinking," said Henry Wechsler, director of the College Alcohol Studies Program and the author of the study.
At a Tuesday afternoon briefing, Sanders called the findings "radical" and "based on the most extreme model scenario, which contradicts long-established trends".
For the respiratory infection group, restriction to findings from more consistently adjusted models omitted many of the most extreme estimates (e.g., 0.48, 0.49, 4.4, 4.8), but did not decrease heterogeneity of the remaining findings.
However, it also highlights the difficulty of finding comparable urban populations within Scotland at the most extreme levels of deprivation.
