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		praptak on July 6, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: De-Obfuscating the Statistics of Mass Shootings This statistical lesson is actually a textbook error, similar to taking a p=0.05 test on multiple subjects separately. What makes this interesting is the political context.

caf on July 6, 2015 | [–]

Certainly, but I have seen many people tasked with analysing data in a work context who have never picked up a stats textbook.

platz on July 6, 2015 | [–]

What is the formal name of this error?

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