Statistics

More than mean, median, and mode.

Geography.

Mistaken Data / CNN, humor

By way of David Kennerr, something in this CNN frame seems off.…
Markov Chains explained visually

Statistics / Lewis Lehe, Markov Chain, Victor Powell

Adding on to their series of graphics to explain statistical concepts, Victor Powell…
Visual Microphone estimates sound from vibrations in objects

Statistics / sound, visual microphone

A group of researchers from MIT, Microsoft Research, and Adobe Research are experimenting…
This is Statistics

Statistics / ASA, marketing

Statistics has an image problem. To the general public, it’s old, out of…
How well we don’t understand probability

Statistics / probability, uncertainty

All Things Considered on NPR ran a fine series on how we interpret…
A more visual world data portal →

Data Sources / browser, OECD, Portal

One of the most annoying parts of downloading data from large portals is…
Large-ish data packages in R

Data Sources / package, R

If you’ve played around with R enough, there comes a time when you…
Polling for stress →

Statistics / NPR, polling, stress

NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health…
Data science, big data, and statistics – all together now

Statistics / big data, data science, Terry Speed

Terry Speed, a emeritus professor in statistics at University of California at Berkeley,…
Subpar Captain America

Statistics / Captain America, ranking

Animation Domination High-Def has a Captain America video of things that America is…
Test your statistical wits about stuff in the world

Statistics / test

Many of us aren’t aware of how one country compares to others or…
Lessons from improperly anonymized taxi logs

Statistics / anonymity, taxi

Through a Freedom of Information request Chris Whong received and eventually released NYC…
Data grab bag

Statistics

— When you deal with data, you can think like a statistician, even…
What a few thousand fake followers gets you

Statistics / craptastic, followers, Twitter

There are a lot of fake, spammy accounts on Twitter that come in…
GDP rises in the UK after spending on illegal activities counted

Statistics / economy, GDP, Tim Harford

The gross domestic product for the United Kingdom rose by 5% seemingly overnight,…
What pregnant women want

Statistics / Google, New York Times, pregnancy

In another take on the game of what Google suggests while searching, Seth…
Strava Metro aims to help cities improve biking routes

Data Sharing / cycling, government, Strava

Last month, Strava, which allows users to track their bike rides and runs,…
Machine learning a cappella on overfitting

Statistics / humor, Udacity

From the machine learning course on Udacity, an a cappella group sings a…
A majority of your email in Gmail, even if you don’t use it

Statistics / email

For reasons of autonomy, control, and privacy, Benjamin Mako Hill runs his own…
Newborn false positives

Mistaken Data / false positive, Shutterfly

Shutterfly sent promotional emails that congratulate new parents and encourage them to send…

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