Why denominators matter in policing bias | Lisa Tompson | TEDxUniversity of Waikato

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What if some of our fiercest public debates are being shaped not by lies, but by simple mathematical misunderstandings? In this talk, Dr Lisa Tompson reveals how using the wrong denominator - a basic statistical comparison - can dramatically distort our picture of racial disparities in policing. When bad numbers enter