:Ok, let me rephrase that last sentence: Do you have ANY references to other people sharing your views on how ANOVA etc. applies to Bre-X? (And why haven't you just furnished them already?) To repeat myself: I'm not casting doubt on whether ANOVA is well-referenced enough, it seems that it indeed is. The problem is that your specific application of it to the Bre-X case has not been shown to be shared by a significant minority. 

 :You can remedy that last problem right away by giving appropriate references.