I'm still waiting for my statistician to get back to me. My exposure to the science of statistics was a long time ago back in grad school. I took two classes and did well in both but haven't really used it much since. The main thing I learned was to be very suspicious of statistics, especially when the user has an ax to grind. The same goes for computer models and simulations. "Researchers" cherrypick data and build their own assumptions into their work. That's why having a professional statistian look at the methodology of a report often shows that it is propaganda rather than science. As for the party, it was a private party of some 200, mostly Shriners with invited guests.

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.