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Examples of when statistical distributions like Binomial or Normal distribution was critical in a law/policy decision, in a court case or otherwise
This was closed as off-topic on math.se, and it was suggested I post this here, so here goes.
Firstly, I am aware that this thread exists, and I'll definitely be ordering a copy of the book, "...
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Real effects long thought to be coincidences
What examples are there of scientific effects or correlations that we now know to be real, and were known about for a long time but thought to be coincidences?
To give an example of the kind of thing ...