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Jana Asher & David Banks 
Statistical Methods for Human Rights 

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Human rights issues are shaping the modern world. They define the expectations by which nations are judged and affect the policy of governments, corporations, and foundations. Statistics is central to the modern perspective on human rights. It allows researchers to measure the effect of health care policies, the penetration of educational opportunity, and progress towards gender equality.


This book describes the statistics that underlie the social science research in human rights. It includes case studies, methodology, and research papers that discuss the fundamental measurement issues.

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Statistical Thinking on Human Rights Topics.- The Statistics of Genocide.- Why Estimate Direct and Indirect Casualties from War? The Rule of Proportionality and Casualty Estimates.- Statistical Thinking and Data Analysis: Enhancing Human Rights Work.- Recent Projects.- Hidden in Plain Sight: X.X. Burials and the Desaparecidos in the Department of Guatemala, 1977–1986.- The Demography of Conflict-Related Mortality in Timor-Leste (1974–1999): Reflections on Empirical Quantitative Measurement of Civilian Killings, Disappearances, and Famine-Related Deaths.- Afghan Refugee Camp Surveys in Pakistan, 2002.- Metagora: An Experiment in the Measurement of Democratic Governance.- History and Future Possibilities.- Human Rights of Statisticians and Statistics of Human Rights: Early History of the American Statistical Association’s Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights.- Obtaining Evidence for the International Criminal Court Using Data and Quantitative Analysis.- New Issues in Human Rights Statistics.- Statistics and the Millennium Development Goals.- A Final Word of Warning.- Using Population Data Systems to Target Vulnerable Population Subgroups and Individuals: Issues and Incidents.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 339 ● ISBN 9780387728377 ● File size 5.0 MB ● Editor Jana Asher & David Banks ● Publisher Springer New York ● City NY ● Country US ● Published 2007 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2145750 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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