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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
Interpreting the 2024 National Violent Crime Statistics

What are the trends in the 2024 national crime statistics?

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crime statisticsSharon LohrDecember 30, 2025crime
SLOP: Word of the Year

The editors of Merriam Webster chose “slop” as their word of the year. How does their definition relate to surveys?

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sample surveys, artificial intelligenceSharon LohrDecember 22, 2025polls
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