Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil

Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil

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The need for causal models to understand and explain whether statistics provide evidence of racially biased policing

The need for causal models to understand and explain whether statistics provide evidence of racially biased policing

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Even before the recent George Floyd case, there has been much debate about the extent to which claims of systemic racism are supported by statistical evidence. Contradictory conclusions have been made about whether unarmed blacks are more likely to be shot by police than unarmed whites using the same data. The problem is that, by relying only on data of…

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