Ethical Statistical Methods: How Improper or Biased Tests can Result in Public Panic

Presentation Type

Oral and/or Visual Presentation

Presenter Major(s)

Statistics

Mentor Information

John Gabrosek, gabrosej@gvsu.edu

Department

Statistics

Location

Kirkhof Center 2259

Start Date

13-4-2011 1:30 PM

End Date

13-4-2011 2:00 PM

Keywords

Ethics, Health, Illness, and Healing, Mathematical Science, World Perspective

Abstract

In 1998 a statistical study was done that tried to prove a link between the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMR) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The initial study also claimed that the MMR was linked to gastrointestinal disease. Dr. Andrew Wakefield's study has since been debunked, but the ramifications of his study have caused panic in parents in both the UK and in the USA.

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Ethical Statistical Methods: How Improper or Biased Tests can Result in Public Panic

Kirkhof Center 2259

In 1998 a statistical study was done that tried to prove a link between the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMR) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The initial study also claimed that the MMR was linked to gastrointestinal disease. Dr. Andrew Wakefield's study has since been debunked, but the ramifications of his study have caused panic in parents in both the UK and in the USA.