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Does Asphalt Art Improve Traffic Safety?

A number of cities have placed artwork at intersections or crosswalks. The art may be aesthetically pleasing, but does it reduce crashes as is claimed? Let’s look at the data.

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Sharon LohrApril 16, 2024
Data for Vote Decisions in a City Council Election

Strategic voting methods assume that you know what other voters will do. Are they helpful for local elections with limited information?

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democracySharon LohrFebruary 16, 2024
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics Misquotations

There are many familiar aphorisms about statistics. But some were not said by the people to whom they have been attributed…

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history of statisticsSharon LohrDecember 29, 2023
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
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