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Crime Statistics 2022: Interpreting the Trends

What do the 2022 statistics from the FBI and National Crime Victimization Survey show, and how should we interpret them?

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Sharon LohrNovember 20, 2023
Statistical Thinking: A Core Skill for Career Success

ASU Career Services says that working with statistics is an ideal way to develop critical thinking skills. The new book Statistics Behind the Headlines can help.

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crime statisticsSharon LohrOctober 28, 2023
How Voltaire Used Probability Theory to Support His Philosophy Career

How Voltaire and mathematician Charles-Marie de La Condamine exploited the comptroller’s ignorance of statistics.

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history of statisticsSharon LohrSeptember 27, 2023
Is the Perfect Really the Enemy of the Good?

The phrase “the perfect is the enemy of the good” is sometimes used to justify substandard work. But that’s not what Voltaire said in the poem….

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Sharon LohrAugust 7, 2023
Alexander Hamilton, Founding Statistician

You know about Hamilton’s contributions to the Federalist Papers and the duel, but what about his contributions to American statistics?

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history of statisticsSharon LohrJuly 4, 2023
Enhancing Survey Programs by Using Multiple Data Sources

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine describes paths for improving quality of federal statistics.

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democracySharon LohrMarch 31, 2023
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