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A World of Information - United Nations Data Just Became Accessible
For our Humanflows project, we used the United Nations Common Database for our demographic numbers. Anyone who has used the common database knows that it's not especially user-friendly. You have …
Estimate Financial Impact of Risk and Uncertainty for a Living
I stumbled across a data table from the Social Security Administration that shows the probability of death. It's an actuarial life table estimating the probability that you will die within …
Rambo Kill Counts From Parts I, II, III, and IV
I don't think I've seen a single Rambo all the way through nor do I remember the premise of any of the movies, but I still found these kill counts …
Comparing Roger Clemens to Hall of Fame Pitchers
For fun, I tried graphing Clemens' past ERAs against the ERAs for the 16 most recent hall of fame pitchers.
Speed Dating Data - Attractiveness, Sincerity, Intelligence, Hobbies
What do others look for in the opposite sex? How do you measure up? Find the answers in this speed dating dataset.
Tap Into the Wisdom of Crowds, Make Money by Predicting Future Events
There are two roles at Predictify -- those who answer and those who ask -- and you can do both.
Weekend Minis - Government, Environment & Angry Employee
For your long-awaited Super Bowl weekend, shed some light on the government and don't forget to backup your data.
Bad Statistics Leads to Poor Results and a Questionable Trial Verdict
Oxford mathematician, Peter Donnelly gives a TED talk on the common mistakes we make when interpreting Statistics.
Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports is Live
I'm quitting graduate school to become a professional sports betting fanatic.
Walker Tracker - A Community Site for Pedometer Fans
Tracking your foot steps with a pedometer just became social.

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