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Peter Donnelly muestra como la estadística engaña a los jurados

El matemático de Oxford Peter Donnelly revela los errores comunes del ser humano al interpretar la estadística -- y el impacto devastador que estos errores pueden tener en el resultado de juicios criminales.

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El matemático de Oxford Peter Donnelly revela los errores comunes del ser humano al interpretar la estadística -- y el impacto devastador que estos errores pueden tener en el resultado de juicios criminales.

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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.