"Vanda provided the FDA with additional data and arguments that led us to reinterpret results of several of their studies, thus convincing the agency that there was sufficient data to support an approval action based on the existing clinical trials, " says Sandy Walsh, an FDA spokeswoman.

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As someone who values data and who strives to base their arguments on data, such a sizable discrepency is very disturbing.

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Perhaps none of the above arguments (or data) convinces you.

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The times I feel most disheartened are the moments when facts are transformed into a flexible collection of data to be customized for arguments and are designed solely to make a point.

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The main problem with these arguments is that the data we reported, with help from the American Hospital Directory, comes from the hospitals themselves.

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And, given the reality of the data, I think the efficiency arguments for changing or eliminating Pell Grants trump any equity arguments that might be offered.

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Now all sides are waiting for the ruling of the Law Revision Commission, which is already two months behind schedule as it sorts through arguments and gathers its own data.

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The organizer of the panel, Scott Hendrickson of Gnip, has provided a useful run-down of some of the arguments for and against the possible disappearance of data scientists.

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There are arguments on the other side of course: manufacturing indices are regularly compiled so we have decent enough data.

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