Physics of Social Equilibrium

I AM much reassured by what Dr. Fürth has said, since he has made it clear that his intention was to object to the ‘indiscriminate’ application of statistical methods to social problems, rather than to suggest that the use of those methods was necessarily misleading. I do not, in fact, see much evid...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1951-01, Vol.168 (4285), p.1049-1049
Main Author: SIMEY, T. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:I AM much reassured by what Dr. Fürth has said, since he has made it clear that his intention was to object to the ‘indiscriminate’ application of statistical methods to social problems, rather than to suggest that the use of those methods was necessarily misleading. I do not, in fact, see much evidence of misuse of statistics in this way by my academic colleagues; but I agree that less-sophisticated people are often led into errors of this kind, and it is useful to point it out.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/1681049a0