E26: Eugenics in Statistics

Statistically Insignificant by Tess O'Brien

Episode notes

There are bigoted skeletons in the dark closet of statistics and we're going to shine some light on them. An examination of what no material analysis does to a motherfucker.

References:

Clayton, A. (2020) How Eugenics Shaped Statistics, Nautilus, October 2020, https://nautil.us/how-eugenics-shaped-statistics-9365/

Unknown author - Historical Spotlight: Eugenics - journey to the dark side at the dawn of statistics, Statistics.com, https://www.statistics.com/history-eugenics-journey-to-the-dark-side-at-the-dawn-of-statistics/

Louçã, F. (2009). Emancipation through interaction–How eugenics and statistic ... 

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