Data Analysis in the Wild: Statistics and Ethics

Overview

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Questions

• How can we design statistical and data analysis procedures that are ethical?

Objectives

• Statistics is not a purely objective field of study.

• Data is collected by people, and carries biases.

• p-hacking (even unintentional) can undermine scientific results.

• Knowing the assumptions of an algorithm or method is important.

• Take special care when using (sensitive) data from human subjects.

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Key Points

• First key point. Brief Answer to questions. (FIXME)