Stats + Stories

Statistics need Stories to give them meaning. Stories need Statistics to give them credibility. Ever

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What are the odds of your favorite team's victory, how much should they spend on a big name player,

Scientific publications drive science, well that's stating the obvious, isn't it, but the form and w

This has been a year for numbers. COVID states have been a collective obsession. Vote percentages su

Communicating risk is difficult at any time but during a pandemic, communicating risk well can be wh

Data can be powerful and persuasive rhetorical tools for nonprofits as they explain the work they da

Cities and small towns across America once woke up to their local newspaper on their doorstep. Over

Of all places to look for statistics, who’d have thought a settlement house would be a place that yo

When an individual is admitted to a hospital they are quite often hooked up to a pan plea of monitor

Being able to effectively communicate data is becoming an increasingly important part of a journalis

With the 2020 U-S presidential election all but upon us, media are rife with prognostications about

Delia North is the Dean and Head of the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science at Un

The US Census Bureau is conducting its annual count of the American population this year. Concerns h

There are a lot of facts and figures to sift through when it comes to the COVID 19 pandemic – there

If you’ve been following the news much then you may have noticed reporters beginning to explore how

Statistics is generally a field not known for its humor, at least to the broad public. Which is a sh

We live at a curious moment, when data and information from a variety of sources overwhelm our sense

There's a lot of statistical information shared every day in news stories. Everything from COVID cas

Alison Hedley has a PhD in Communication and Culture and holds a SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humaniti

Recent COVID-forced move to online instruction for both K through 12 and higher-ed has come an inten

Journalism in the United States is imagined as a public good, an institution that aids in the mainte