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Nature: Dozens of AI disease-prediction models were trained on dubious data. “Dubious data sets are being used to train artificial-intelligence models that are designed to predict people’s risk of stroke and diabetes, researchers report in a preprint1 on medRxiv. Some of the models seem to have been used in clinical settings, although it’s not clear whether this has led to flawed diagnoses. […]

BAD DATA
An informative and apolitical new book reminds us that statistics are not always what they seem.

How Do They Know This?

Important insights about #statistics that the public, all scientists and all politicians should know about !!

https://quillette.com/2022/12/08/how-do-they-know-this​

#sociology #sociologist @sociology #politicalscience #econometricians #publicstatistics #PolicyResearch #psychology #policymaking #data #bigdata #baddata @politicalscience #indicators #policyindicators #socialindicators

BAD DATA
An informative and apolitical new book reminds us that statistics are not always what they seem.

How Do They Know This?

Important insights about #statistics that the public, all scientists and all politicians should know about !!

https://quillette.com/2022/12/08/how-do-they-know-this

#sociology #sociologist #politicalscience #econometricians #statistics #publicstatistics #PolicyResearch #psychology #policymaking #data #bigdata #baddata @politicalscience #indicators #policyindicators #socialindicators @sociology