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SUMMARY:Risk Literacy: How to Make Sense of Statistical Evidence - Gerd Gi
 gerenzer (Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung)
DTSTART:20161107T140000Z
DTEND:20161107T150000Z
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DESCRIPTION:We are taught reading and writing\, but rarely statistical thi
 nking. Law  schools and medical schools have not yet taken sufficient effo
 rts to teach their  students how to understand and communicate statistical
  evidence. The result is  collective risk illiteracy: many judges\, lawyer
 s\, doctors\, journalists and  politicians do not understand statistical e
 vidence and draw wrong conclusions  unawares. Focusing on legal and medica
 l evidence\, I will discuss common errors  in evaluating evidence and effi
 cient tools that help professionals to overcome  these. Risk literacy\, to
 gether with efficient techniques for communicating  statistical informatio
 n\, is a necessary precondition for meeting the challenges  of modern tech
 nological society.&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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