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Hamas casualty numbers are ‘statistically impossible’, says data science professor (pallywood)
JC ^ | March 08, 2024 | JC Reporter

Posted on 03/13/2024 1:52:19 PM PDT by Milagros

Hamas casualty numbers are ‘statistically impossible’, says data science professor University of Pennsylvania statistician has analysed the widely quoted death figures put out by the terror group

Data reported by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry since the start of the war indicates that the official civilian death toll is “statistically impossible”, according to statistical analysis conducted by a University of Pennsylvania data science professor.

In an article published by Tablet Magazine on Thursday, statistician Abraham Wyner argues that the official number of Palestinian casualties reported daily by the Gaza Health Ministry from 26 October to 11 November 2023 is evidently “not real”, which he claims is obvious "to anyone who understands how naturally occurring numbers work.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thejc.com ...


TOPICS: Hamas; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; liars; pallywood; war

1 posted on 03/13/2024 1:52:19 PM PDT by Milagros
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To: Milagros

Better link

https://www.thejc.com/news/world/hamas-casualty-numbers-are-statistically-impossible-says-data-science-professor-rc0tzedc


2 posted on 03/13/2024 1:55:10 PM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: Milagros

So is Joe Biden’s vote total, but that doesn’t stop the guy from citing it.


3 posted on 03/13/2024 1:55:46 PM PDT by Fido969 (P to )
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To: JSM_Liberty

Thanks. Sorry for the ‘missing link’


4 posted on 03/13/2024 1:57:47 PM PDT by Milagros
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To: Milagros

Holocaust numbers were also impossible, but no one cares about this or that.


5 posted on 03/13/2024 2:06:05 PM PDT by algore
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To: algore

How so? Citation?


6 posted on 03/13/2024 2:17:12 PM PDT by HonorInPa
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To: HonorInPa

If you look at the article, the rational is rather straight forward. It is not black box by any measure. Some people let nothing get in the way of their beliefs. Mostly libs.


7 posted on 03/13/2024 2:36:22 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: Milagros

When it serves a good purpose it is permissible or even praiseworthy to lie to an infidel (or idolator). This was often cited during the Crusades when the option was open to pretend to convert from Islam or be killed. Also in any plot to curtail the Christians or Jews in a plot against Islam.

Why not? The Christians and Jews are fair game.

The Quran has 123 verses that call for fighting and killing anyone who does not agree with the statement, “There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his prophet.” Jews and Christians are specifically included among such “infidels.”

The Quran’s Sura 5:33 says about infidels, “They shall be slain or crucified, or have their hands and feet cut off.” Sura 9:5 says, “Slay the infidels wherever you find them ... and lie in wait for them ... and establish every stratagem (of war against them).” Sura 47:4-9 promises paradise to whoever cuts off the head of an infidel.
(summary from Rockford Register Star, Jan.5, 2015.)


8 posted on 03/13/2024 3:58:16 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: algore

BiBi is probably looking at This operation
Almost being completed.
Soon -Very Soon.
.
Awaiting the Victory Lap !


9 posted on 03/13/2024 3:58:34 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: Milagros

Hamas is like what the Biden administration is doing on the border.
They’d like for us to believe families are escaping oppression in their native country but the non alphabet news sources show overwhelming it’s military age men who should be back home defending their families.
Logic would be they’re either cowards or liars. Or both.
We know the answer the administration and the media are hiding.


10 posted on 03/13/2024 7:05:28 PM PDT by RedMonqey ("A republic, if you can keep it" Benjamin Franklin.)
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To: Milagros

Over 30,000 killed. That’s a LOT of funerals - in a relatively short amount of time, in a relatively small area. The TV coverage I’ve seen has shown many demolished buildings, but NOT many funerals. So I’m skeptical of the claimed death toll.


11 posted on 03/13/2024 10:35:02 PM PDT by Mr Information
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To: Milagros

Just kill them all and an actual number won’t matter.


12 posted on 03/14/2024 12:13:29 AM PDT by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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