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 ::::::: Yes, the problem as stated is insoluble. That's what my paper is about. The first thing a consulting statistician learns is a) the problem as initially stated to you by your client almost always is insoluble, b) that doesn't matter since actually it is not the problem which the client really really needs to solve. This again is one of the things which goes wrong in the courtroom. ""Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer"".   "