>This statement alone throws into question, at a minimum, the competence of the author and likely all of the report's data and conclusions. This is an emerging

>This statement alone throws into question, at a minimum, the competence of the author and likely all of the report's data and conclusions. This is an emerging situation where all data may be useful. At present, the authors have access to some imperfect data due to circumstances beyond their control, and are clearly reporting the data -- complete with appropriate caveats about the limitations of their measurement equipment. This is exactly what competent practitioners should be doing, and to impugn their competence is completely inappropriate.