Statistically Accurate

Reader comment on item: [Michael Smerconish and I Debate:] What Kind of Airport Profiling?

Submitted by Charles (United States), Aug 10, 2005 at 16:17

I am a statistician, not a professor of sociology or criminal law. I can mathematically prove that there is a correlation between certain physical attributes and known acts of terrorism. This is an objective fact, not personal opinion. Therefore, it is possible to prove the effectiveness of ‘profiling at airports'.

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