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Happy 100th Anniversary, Arizona (With an Asterisk?)

How did Arizona benefit from admission to the federal registration areas for vital statistics (and did it really meet the requirements)?

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health, history of statisticsSharon LohrSeptember 21, 2026
CDC Wastewater Viral Activity Level Maps: Why Are They Bluer?

Changing the method of calculating heat map categories can give the appearance of less activity.

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coronavirus, healthSharon LohrAugust 31, 2026
Random Selection and Democracy in Athens and Asimov

How do methods for choosing political candidates relate to sampling principles? Here are some class activities and discussion questions.

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democracy, sample surveys, teaching statisticsSharon LohrJuly 20, 2026
Thomas Jefferson and Population Estimates

Historian James Cassedy wrote that “probably no one in America was more imbued with the statistical spirit than was Jefferson.” Let’s look at two of his statistical activities.

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democracySharon LohrJuly 4, 2026
AI and Survey Sampling Problems

How does Gemini perform on problems in survey sampling, and how might one use it in the classroom?

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teaching statistics, sample surveysSharon LohrJune 12, 2026
AI vs. Undergraduate Statistics Students

I submitted some of my undergraduate class assignments to Gemini. How did it do?

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teaching statisticsSharon LohrMarch 8, 2026
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