venerdì 11 gennaio 2008

Perchè i due studi sulle morti in Iraq dicono cose diverse?

Primo studio (655.000 vittime di morte violenta), e secondo studio (151.000 vittime di morte violenta)


Le differenze le spiega bene Kevin Drum.



"...The difference in their estimate of total excess deaths (655,000 vs. 393,000) isn't huge for a study with such inherent difficulties, but the difference in the violent death rate is. The Lancet study calculates that 92% of all post-invasion excess deaths were from violent causes, while WHO figures it at 38%..."