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RE: Terrorism Data (a lesson in data journalism) [OC]
Oh wow, I certainly hope this hasn't been used as a source in the news! That kind of side explanation is easily left out and can be used for all sorts of fear-mongering. Oh that's actually what you just said in the last sentence.
I suppose the only way to draw the conclusion is if they restrict the study to purely the data sources that existed in the past?
(PS, welcome from reddit)
Thanks for reading! :) Yeah, I think that's definitely a legitimate criticism of the database curators at the University of Maryland. They do mention all these limitations about the data collection methodology changes in their notes, but you have to hope that everyone reads the fine print!