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Peter Donnelly démontre comment les statistiques peuvent tromper les jurés

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TEDGlobal 2005

• July 2005

Le mathématicien d'Oxford Peter Donnelly révèle les fréquentes erreurs humaines d'interprétation en statistique -- et leur effet dévastateur sur l'issue des procès criminels.

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Le mathématicien d'Oxford Peter Donnelly révèle les fréquentes erreurs humaines d'interprétation en statistique -- et leur effet dévastateur sur l'issue des procès criminels.

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Mathematician; statistician

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Peter Donnelly is an expert in probability theory who applies statistical methods to genetic data -- spurring advances in disease treatment and insight on our evolution. He's also an expert on DNA analysis, and an advocate for sensible statistical analysis in the courtroom.

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