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| 1. | Name: | Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) | |||||||||
| 2. | Medical Marijuana Position: | None found to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?" | |||||||||
| 3. | Reasoning: |
No position found as of Oct. 18, 2007 |
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| 4. | Credibility Ranking: |
Those individuals and organizations involved in the Medical Marijuana debate which do not fit into the other star categories. |
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| 5. | Organization | ||||||||||
| A. Mission: |
"Our goals are to correct scientific misinformation in the media resulting from bad science, politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge; and to act as a resource for journalists and policy makers on major scientific issues and controversies." ("About STATS," STATS.org, accessed Oct. 18, 2007)
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| B. Description: | "Since its founding in 1994, the non-profit, non-partisan Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) has become a much-valued resource on the use and abuse of science and statistics in the media. In 2004, we became an affiliate of George Mason University in Virginia." ("About STATS," STATS.org, accessed Oct. 18, 2007) |
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| C. Structure: | Non-profit | ||||||||||
| D. Members / Constituents: |
Not membership based | ||||||||||
| None found | |||||||||||
| F. Sr. Executive: | S. Robert Lichter, PhD | ||||||||||
| G. Title: | President | ||||||||||
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| I. # of offices: | One (Washington, DC) | ||||||||||
| J. Staff: | 24+ | ||||||||||
| 6. | Relevant Affiliations: | The Center for Media and Public Affairs | |||||||||