What if we had the right to have inaccurate data corrected (as we do with credit-reporting agencies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act)?

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The answer seems to be that the satellite data corrected by Mr Wentz and Dr Schabel already contained an unintended element of correction for orbital decay.

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This differential has been pretty constant ever since the satellite data was corrected for orbital and sensor issues.

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That should allow for the inclusion of outlandish readings without distorting the result. (Except where there seems to be straightforward confusion between Celsius and Fahrenheit, which is corrected.) By avoiding traditional procedures that require long, continuous data segments, the Berkeley Earth methodology can also accommodate unusually short sequences: for example, those provided by temporary weather stations.

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Actually, when we examined the data, we figured out that the information had, in fact, been corrected.

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