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Subject: Re: New Standards for Financial Reporting Date: 6/23/2008 2:44 PM
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JWR1945a writes,

3) Always include error estimates (e.g., confidence limits), no matter how rudimentary.

I'm a Professional Engineer licensed in two states. If I ever presented a report with "eyeball confidence limits" (as you did over on Morningstar a while back), I'd be laughed out of the office.

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