Statistical flaw trips up study of bad stats

Article Abstract:

The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test employed by Emili Garcia-Berthou and Carles Alcaraz that is used to evaluate whether the probability distributions underlying two sets of numbers differ was a mistake because the test assumes that the distributions involved are continuous. A more appropriate analysis using chi-squared test shows no evidence of rounding errors.

Spain, Distributions, Theory of (Functional analysis), Theory of distributions, Probabilities, Probability theory, Set theory, Fuzzy sets

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Death toll in Iraq: Survey team takes on its critics

Article Abstract:

The scientific community's interview-based survey on the death toll in Iraq as a result of the 2003 invasion is analyzed. Some researchers have expressed their fears that Iraqi interviewers might have inflated their results for political reasons, which might show up in unusual patterns within the data.

Iraq, Casualties, Civilian casualties, Iraq War, 2003-

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Problems of the poor set to face cost-benefit treatment

Article Abstract:

To way out the developing world's ten largest problems, nine eminent economists gathered in Copenhagen on 24-28 May. Main focus was made on the cost-benefit analyses, which have become more common in aid planning.

Denmark, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Economists, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Cost benefit analysis, Financial research

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