# Excess: more defence scientists died than chance allows

> Ruled out: More defence scientists and engineers died by suicide or in unexplained ways in 1982–1990 than ordinary rates would produce, as campaigners…

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Answer · Marconi scientists' deaths, 1982–1990

# Excess: more defence scientists died than chance allows

More defence scientists and engineers died by suicide or in unexplained ways in 1982–1990 than ordinary rates would produce, as campaigners and some newspapers said.

**Ruled out** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Ruled out** Two measurements fall outside the range it predicts: none pieces of evidence for, one against.

## What it predicts

- The listed suicides and open verdicts exceed the number expected from population rates for the relevant workforce

## What would rule it out

- The ratio's 95% interval lies below 1 for GEC's UK science and engineering staff

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[No realistic workforce makes the listed count an excess](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/evidence/EVD0DGGC2GM2DKK/no-realistic-workforce-makes-the-listed-count-an-excess)

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AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Were there more deaths among British defence scientists and engineers in 1982–1990 than ordinary death rates would produce?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/questions/QST0DGG9HRA9QAX/were-there-more-deaths-among-british-defence-scientists-and)

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