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Here, Thinking, Nicolas Ocean Shannon
Here, Thinking, Nicolas Ocean Shannon
Senior Projects Spring 2017
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
Poetic Possibilities: Poetry And Experience In Emerson, Nietzsche, And Freud, Amalia Astin
Poetic Possibilities: Poetry And Experience In Emerson, Nietzsche, And Freud, Amalia Astin
Senior Projects Fall 2017
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
Problems With Using Statistics To Justify Institutional Policies, Justin Shin
Problems With Using Statistics To Justify Institutional Policies, Justin Shin
Senior Projects Spring 2017
It is becoming increasingly common for institutions to use statistics to inform policy decisions. We should be prepared to ask ourselves what regulatory principles should be imposed on institutions that seek to justify certain policies through deference to a statistical analysis. This paper will examine the difficulties that come with using statistics to justify actions, and argue that certain standards of transparency and verifiability should be expected from any institution that seeks to involve a statistical analysis in the formation of policies. I will first use Market Share Liability, an established use of statistics, to draw out what responsibilities an …