Beware of statisticians using sleight of hand – especially when it comes to religion

Academics are entitled to our opinions. But we are not entitled to use sleight of hand to give our views a spurious air of academic authority. Unfortunately, in my own field of statistics, this happens all the time – not least when it comes to religion. Take, for instance, a recent widely-reported study by Professor Gijsbert Stoet, Professor of Psychology at Leeds Beckett University. Prof Stoet...

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