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Peter Donnelly shows how stats fool juries

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Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials.

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TEDTalks, TEDGlobal 2005, TED, Talks, culture, genetics, science, statistics, technology, 2005

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