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Historical Statistical Malpractice in Eugenics Movements

Examination of how biometric data was manipulated in early 20th-century eugenics research to validate pre-existing social hierarchies.

Statistical methods, including the misapplication of correlation coefficients, were weaponized to provide a veneer of scientific legitimacy to exclusionary ideologies.

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