Margin of Error

Ofer Harel explains the statistical concept of "margin of error ."

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Statistics Teaching

Jess Hartnett explains how she teaches statistics at Gannon University in Erie using the open source tool, JASP.

Her blog uses cute graphics to explain statistical concepts, and to applies statistics to concepts like global warming.

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Image source: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/extrapolating.png

Crime Statistics

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation reports the statistics from its Uniform Crime Reporting Program. In some cases ( U.S. Crime, Hate Crimes, Officers Killed on Duty) the statistics extend back to the mid-1990's.

Statistics Canada also maintains statistics on crime .

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Election Data Analysis

Sharon Machlis comments on the news media misuse of data in reporting on the U.S. elections.

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U.S. Housing Market Statistics

Renee Lightner, Andrew Van Dam and Nick Timiraos have developed charts showing U.S. housing market historical statistics.

This is an article from a series of charts published by the Wall Street Journal.

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