Lancet’s 186k estimate is not reliable: Difference between revisions
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This is not the first time The Lancet has published controversial casualty figures. In 2006, it estimated that over 600,000 Iraqis had died in the war,<ref>https://brusselstribunal.org/pdf/lancet111006.pdf</ref> a number that was later widely discredited.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Roberts |first=Adam |date=2010-07-01 |title=Lives and Statistics: Are 90% of War Victims Civilians? |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00396338.2010.494880 |journal=Survival |volume=52 |issue=3 |pages=115–136 |doi=10.1080/00396338.2010.494880 |issn=0039-6338}}</ref> The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) found that the lead author, Dr. Gilbert Burnham, violated ethical standards by refusing to disclose key methodological details. A more rigorous survey conducted by the Iraq Family Health Survey Study Group (IFHS) placed the number of violent deaths at approximately 151,000.<ref name=":0" /> For more, see ''Robert, Adam, “[https://www-tandfonline-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/00396338.2010.494880#d1e153 Lives and Statistics: Are 90% of War Victims Civilians?]”'' published by reputable academic publisher ''Taylor&Francis.'' | This is not the first time The Lancet has published controversial casualty figures. In 2006, it estimated that over 600,000 Iraqis had died in the war,<ref>https://brusselstribunal.org/pdf/lancet111006.pdf</ref> a number that was later widely discredited.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Roberts |first=Adam |date=2010-07-01 |title=Lives and Statistics: Are 90% of War Victims Civilians? |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00396338.2010.494880 |journal=Survival |volume=52 |issue=3 |pages=115–136 |doi=10.1080/00396338.2010.494880 |issn=0039-6338}}</ref> The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) found that the lead author, Dr. Gilbert Burnham, violated ethical standards by refusing to disclose key methodological details. A more rigorous survey conducted by the Iraq Family Health Survey Study Group (IFHS) placed the number of violent deaths at approximately 151,000.<ref name=":0" /> For more, see ''Robert, Adam, “[https://www-tandfonline-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/00396338.2010.494880#d1e153 Lives and Statistics: Are 90% of War Victims Civilians?]”'' published by reputable academic publisher ''Taylor&Francis.'' | ||
The Gaza projection appears to repeat the same methodological errors. | The Gaza projection appears to repeat the same methodological errors. | ||
=== The 186,000 figure has been widely criticized by experts across disciplines: === | === The 186,000 figure has been widely criticized by experts across disciplines: === | ||