Dear Radstats,
Thanks to Dave Gordon for circulating our link, and to everyone who has
taken the time to comment on our piece. We have made changes in the light of
what has been said, and you may like to go back and have another look.
The purpose of this and the other pieces in the series is to explain
statistical ideas to people who have little or no real understanding of
statistics, and who may be put off by the traditional ways of explaining
them. We have therefore used the Meadows case as a jumping-off point because
it has been in the news and may be of interest. However, our discussion is
of necessity simplified, and the language is deliberately looser than
conventional statistical texts so that the reader continues to read and
comes away from it with some increased understanding. It should not be taken
as a thorough exploration of the events which befell the Clarke family, or
of the role Roy Meadows played in them.
You may be interested in the three other items in the series so far:
The first explores the nature of risk, and in particular how to assess
statements in the press of increased or decreased risk:
http://www.conceptstew.co.uk/PAGES/what_is_risk.html
The second looks at conditional probability, using the example of health
testing:
http://www.conceptstew.co.uk/PAGES/false_positives.html
And the third discusses when you should use the median or the mean, using
the example of average household income:
http://www.conceptstew.co.uk/PAGES/mean_or_median.html
Stephen Morris
Director
Concept Stew Ltd
139 Brick Lane
London
E1 6SB
http://www.conceptstew.co.uk
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Professor Meadows for students (see link)
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Date: 21 July 2005 17:37 +0100
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Subject: New free statistics resource
Dear all,
You may be interested in a new free resource which is now available to
students, teachers and researchers on our website.
Discussion pieces:
We have added a new item to our series of pieces discussing some of the
less intuitive concepts in statistics. Items will be added regularly to the
site, so if there is anything you would particularly like us to cover,
please let us know.
The new item considers pitfalls in the calculation of odds, using the
Professor Meadows case as an illustration.
http://www.conceptstew.co.uk/PAGES/evening_the_odds.html
I hope you find it useful,
Jill Szuscikiewicz
Director
Concept Stew Ltd
139 Brick Lane
London
E1 6SB
http://www.conceptstew.co.uk
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Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research
University of Bristol
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