Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil

Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil

Academic bias and corruption: the case of the Royal Statistical Society

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Norman Fenton
Nov 26, 2025
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I’ve been going through old correspondence for some of the most blatant examples of academic bias and corruption in preparation for a book I am planning to write on the subject.

One of the most astonishing examples occured in July 2011 when I wrote the following piece on our old Probability and Risk blog.

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