Ethical considerations that prevent the possibility of a truly randomized study, and the ability of the Tobacco Industry to distort scientific findings, contribute to the amount of uncertainty created. This greatly affects and delays decision making on critical issues. Society needs to be aware of the ability people have to manipulate scientific data in order to fit their own agendas. There is a huge role that specialists, such as scientists and statisticians, play in decision making. If specialists do not use ethics, they can take advantage of uncertainty to mislead the public.
People can diminish uncertainty in decision making by obtaining as much information as possible.
We must be cautious in what we accept as truth and what we assume is fiction.