Everyday decisions have to be made for which there are no definitive answers.
Studies are conducted, data collected, and statistics produced. These studies are used to justify decisions, make claims, and implement policies which directly affect individuals and populations. Often, the main actors have little or no training in statistics and rely heavily on others to guide them in the decision making process. We found that decisions are frequently made that are not justified by scientific evidence. In investigating the banning of silicone breast implants, no scientific study thus far has proven a definite connection between silicone breast implants and auto-immune diseases.