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Originally posted by Donut:
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Originally posted by Sir Kenyth:
I misread. I thought you were comparing murder rates. In that case, a true statistical analysis would have to calculate the countries murders relationally to a set population number.
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In 1992 the hand gun murder rate per 100,000 people
USA 5.28
Britain 0.06
This was the year before the banning of hand guns in the UK[/QUOTE]"Hand-gun" murder rate is skewed to determine the relevance of hand-guns to murders. Straight murder rates before and after the banning of handguns compared to the same murder rates for the same time periods in the US would be the ticket there. Unfortunately, most statisticians are hired for their ability and bending the truth to their employers benefit instead of determining it.
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