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Four Jane Austen Characters Who Would Have Been Good Statisticians

Would Mary Bennet have found more fulfillment as a statistician? Here’s my list of four characters in Jane Austen’s novels who might have opted for a quantitative career (and might have been happier for it).

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fictional charactersSharon LohrJanuary 25, 2020
567,000+ Persons Experiencing Homelessness, and Counting

How is the count done, and how should the statistics be interpreted?

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sample surveysSharon LohrDecember 29, 2019
If You Love Data and Books ...

My publisher, CRC Press, is having a year-end sale. Read on to obtain the 30% discount code and see my review of an entertaining and informative new statistics book.

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crime statisticsSharon LohrDecember 20, 2019
Stratified Random Sampling, Aristotle, and Democracy

A region of Belgium recently implemented random selection, rather than election, of its Citizen Council. What statistical issues are involved?

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democracy, sample surveysSharon LohrNovember 27, 2019
Edith Abbott Featured on BBC Radio

More or Less host Tim Harford talks about Abbott’s background and extraordinary achievements in the October 28 episode, which includes some commentary from me.

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Sharon LohrNovember 17, 2019
Interpreting the 2018 Statistics on Violent Crime

The Bureau of Justice Statistics says that violent crime rates increased from 2015 to 2018. Let’s take a closer look.

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crime statisticsSharon LohrNovember 5, 2019
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