Tag: Statistics
UN slavery estimate raises question: Are 50 million people really enslaved today?
Monti Datta, University of Richmond
According to the United Nations, about 50 million people are enslaved worldwide.
Old age isn’t a modern phenomenon – many people lived long...
Sharon DeWitte, University of South Carolina
Every year I ask the college students in the course I teach about...
Women are better at statistics than they think
Jonathan B. Santo, University of Nebraska Omaha and Kelly Rhea MacArthur, University of Nebraska Omaha
The Research Brief is...
Want to master Wordle? Here’s the best strategy for your first...
Derek Horstmeyer, George Mason University
As Wordle has skyrocketed in popularity, multiple media outlets have published articles that explore...
How many lives have coronavirus vaccines saved? We used state data...
Sumedha Gupta, IUPUI
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More than 200 million U.S. residents have gotten at least...
Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the US so far in...
Ronald D. Fricker Jr., Virginia Tech
The Conversation, CC BY-NDThe number of deaths in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher...
Why having fewer OSHA inspectors matters
David Weil, Brandeis University
CC BY-NDIn many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers...
Why having fewer OSHA inspectors matters
David Weil, Brandeis University
CC BY-NDIn many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers...