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Comment by bcjdjsndon

4 days ago

*data doesn't go back beyond 2000, safe to ignore

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pjc50  4 days ago

???

Data quality issues usually get worse the further back you go.

  • WillAdams  4 days ago

    Yes, but there are (in)famous examples such as the partition of Bengal (the tiger which Britain feared) being divided into Pakistan and India, which when included would provide a useful metric for the scale of human suffering involved.

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