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  Teaching StatisticsVolume 29 Issue 2, Pages 34 - 37 Published Online: 2 Apr 2007 Journal compilation © 2010 Teaching Statistics Trust
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 55K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  STATISTICS IN THE NEWS Estimating Mortality in War-Time Iraq: A Controversial Survey with Important Lessons for Students Copyright © 2007 The Author Journal compilation © 2007 Teaching Statistics Trust KEYWORDS Teaching • Survey • Mortality • Iraq ABSTRACTIn teaching introductory quantitative methods in sociology, I have used a controversial survey of mortality in Iraq before and after the 2003 invasion to highlight to students the power of simple questionnaires, the role of ambiguity in statistics and the place of politics in the framing of statistical results. This brief report summarizes Roberts et al.'s (2004) estimate that the invasion of Iraq resulted in 98,000 (95% CI = 8000–194,000) deaths, as well as the intriguing reaction that the survey received in the press. Statistics teachers should find the Roberts et al. study to be an effective way to introduce students to more controversial – and political – aspects of statistical research. | 
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