Stats + Stories

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

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Rosemary and John both have a passion for teaching. Their experience with classes ranges from mentor

No matter how careful a researcher or statistician is there's the possibility that an error made exi

Meteorologists go to school to be able to predict the weather accurately, but for some people, weath

The utility of standardized testing is under debate in the US with opponents of their use in K-12 su

Data Journalism is a hot topic in the news business. Reporters working in diverse media and diverse

Impacting statistical and data science communites is aspiration that many of us share. Outlets for s

Impacting the statistical data science communities has an aspiration many of us share. Outlets for s

Since the 1990’s people have been trying to figure out who’s the best friend. Is it Chandler because

From Florence Nightingale to David Cox we hear at Stats and Stories love tales of the careers of sta

Dr. Dennis Pearl is a Professor of Statistics at Pennsylvania State University and Director of the C

Gambling is often tricky topic. It got Pete Rose kicked out of baseball, and more recently, made new

The Gilded Age in the U.S. is perhaps best known for the great men who rose to prominence at the tim

On a recent episode of Stats+Stories, Timandra Harkness talked with us about the rise of today’s dat

An entire industry has grown up around nutrition and health. People pushing everything from shakes,

Do you remember the first time you saw a prompt in social media asking about a product you were sear

Our lives are increasingly shaped by statistics and data. However, they remain concepts that can be

When we talk about human rights we often focus on qualitative narratives; the tales of struggles fac

There's so much data out there about COVID-19 it can be hard to make sense of it all. Over the last

The information age has been rife with more misinformation than any other time in human history. Wit

Social media are complicated. With some research suggesting they're important spaces for digital com