[quote]The majority of homicide victims and suspects involved in the 39
killings that occurred in Milwaukee in the first six months of 2009 were
no strangers to crime, according to a report released Thursday.
About 75% of the victims and about 86% of the suspects had prior
arrests, according to th
Joseph E. Olson writes:
> Statistics don't lie but statisticians do.
:-(
> Not only did they NOT screen for ...
>
> This seems to be just another warmed-over version of the original
> Kellerman study (the 43 times fallacy) with all the same flaws. ...
You leave out that there appear to b
Statistics don't lie but statisticians do.
Not only did they NOT screen for unlawful possession, they did NOT screen for
drugs/alcohol in blood at time of assault, NOR for gang membership. OR maybe
they did but they aren't disclosing the results. Those ARE the three variables
that crop up m
The poor quality of social science research published in medical journals
never ceases to amaze me.
http://reason.com/blog/2009/10/05/why-skydivers-would-be-better
Ray Kessler
Prof. of Criminal Justice
Sul Ross State Univ.
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