[R] iraq statistics - OT

[Bob Wheeler]

It seems that as time goes by, people including statisticians, forget 
the past and must re-invent it. Anyone interested should read 
Richardson's "The Statistics of Deadly Quarrels." Volume 2 of "The World 
of Mathematics." The book used to be given out as sort of a cracker-jack 
prize by book clubs everywhere.

>>Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
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>>>I came across this one:
>>>
>>>http://www.nysun.com/article/32787
>>>
>>>which says that the violent death rate in Iraq (which presumably
>>>includes violent deaths from the war) is lower than the violent
>>>death rate in major American cities.
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any insights from statistics on how to
>>>interpret this?
>>>
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