Tuesday, March 30, 2004

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Bihar has become a byword for the worst of India, of widespread and inescapable poverty, of corrupt politicians indistinguishable from mafia-dons they patronise, caste-ridden social order that has retained the worst feudal cruelties.

- The Economist


Breaking the Bias – Lessons from Bayesian Statistical Perspective

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