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Re:Experts warn Letby inquiry of misreading stats to explain... by DanBC on Sunday October 08, 2023 @07:45AM (#37809656)
> or should we read this article to imply Lucy herself might be innocent?

No, the point being made is that a murderer was able to evade detection because her employing organisation did not understand the data they had, because they did not understand statistics.

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Re:Experts warn Letby inquiry of misreading stats to explain... by d1sxeyes on Sunday October 08, 2023 @09:26AM (#37810253)
I don’t think that’s the point either. I think the point is “be very careful jumping to conclusions, and just because you may find patterns similar to those in this case elsewhere, that does not mean that we are necessarily dealing with another serial killer”.
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