# How juries are fooled by statistics

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2005
- Speaker: Peter Donnelly
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_donnelly_how_juries_are_fooled_by_statistics)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials.

## Lectures

1. [How juries are fooled by statistics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/peter_donnelly_how_juries_are_fooled_by_statistics/973cb434d193), 22 min (TED's player)