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Stats + Stories
Statistics need Stories to give them meaning. Stories need Statistics to give them credibility. Every Thursday John Bailer & Rosemary Pennington get together with a new, interesting guest to bring you the Statistics behind the Stories and the Stories behind the Statistics.
Episodes
Stats + StoriesStatistics Behind the Headlines: Modeling "Flattening the Curve" | Stats + Stories Episode 311
How do you learn about what's going on in the world? Did a news headline grab your attention? Did a news story report on recent research? What do you need to…
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The Most-Viewed Washington Post Article Ever | Stats + Stories Episode 142 (REPOST)
As researchers and medical professionals struggle to get a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists struggle to tell the pandemic’s story with many news…
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Sizing Statistics | Stats + Stories Episode 310
For some people, shopping for clothes can feel like a step into Dante’s Inferno, all suffering and punishment. Even for those that do enjoy shopping it can…
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A Bourbon for the New Year | Stats + Stories Episode 309
By the end of 2023 Bourbon is expected to be an almost 9 billion dollar industry. That’s a lot of mint julips and bourbons neat. But what makes bourbon so…
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Skew the Script | Stats + Stories Episode 308
Stats educators are continually looking for ways to get students excited about the subject and help them understand all stats can help them do. One high school…
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Statistics Behind the Headlines: Tracking the Spread of "False News" | Stats + Stories Episode 307
How do you learn about what's going on in the world? Did a news headline grab your attention? Did a news story report on recent research? What do you need to…
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Stats Tips for Your Trip to Everest | Stats + Stories Episode 306
It's been 70 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Mount Everest. Since then hundreds of people attempt to climb the mountain each year. Many…
Stats + StoriesIs Anyone Even Winning in Ukraine | Stats + Stories Episode 305
It’s been almost two years since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine with the UN estimating that more than 27,000 civilians of Ukraine have been killed or…
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The Chief of Chasing Coral | Stats + Stories Episode 304
14 percent of the world’s coral has been lost since 2009, according to a report from the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network. The loss of these reefs impacts…
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency | Stats + Stories Episode 303
More than 117-million people will be forced from their homes or stateless in 20-23 according to the United Nations Refugee Agency – that’s more people than…
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One Governor, Two Outcomes and Three COVID Tests | Stats + Stories Episode 302
How do you learn about what's going on in the world? Did a news headline grab your attention? Did a news story report on recent research? What do you need to…
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Quoth the Raven, “Please Sir, I Want Some More” | Stats + Stories Episode 301
While Edgar Alan Poe reported that the raven quoth, “nevermore,” crows may respond with, “more likely” when forced to choose between two options. That’s…
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Data Visualization Contest Winner | Stats + Stories Episode 300
After producing hundreds of episodes we have lots of data lying around. Data we made available to you, asking you to crunch the numbers for a contest that told…
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The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics | Stats + Stories Episode 299
Brazil’s 2022 census shows its population is well over 203 million people with the most populace states in the southern part of the country. The Brazilian…
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Statistics History Chronicles | Stats + Stories Episode 298
The history of statistics is filled with interesting facts about the development of the field and stories of the people who helped shape it. A new column at…
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CAUSE Lesson Plan Contest | Stats + Stories Episode 297
This contest is a call for lesson plans that make use of the Stats + Stories podcasts. The lesson plan should include the appropriate materials needed by both…
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Just a Data Science Bill, Sitting Here on Capital Hill | Stats + Stories Episode 296
A number of organizations in the United States focus on statistics education, and now you can add the U.S. Congress to the list. A bill introduced in the house…
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The Dark Statistical Story of the World Cup | Stats + Stories Episode 295
Women’s World Cup action in Austrailia and New Zealand has wrapped up and Spain’s been crowned the champion. After players and fans headed home, residents were…
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Statistics Behind the Headlines: Speedy Sneakers | Stats + Stories Episode 294
How do you learn about what's going on in the world? Did a news headline grab your attention? Did a news story report on recent research? What do you need to…
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Viral Statistical Capacity Building | Stats + Stories Episode 293 (Live From the WSC)
Matthew Shearing is a private sector consultant working globally in partnership with the public, private and not-for-profit sectors on improving official…
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Survey Statistics: Where is it Heading? | Stats + Short Stories Episode 292 (Live From the WSC)
Natalie Shlomo is Professor of Social Statistics since joining the faculty in September 2012. She was the head of the Department of Social Statistics…
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What Does a News Producer Do? | Stats + Short Stories Episode 291 (Live From the WSC)
Tim Macuga joined the QUT Centre for Data Science at the start of 2022 where he expands connections and amplifies research for the Centre and for the…
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Are We Trustworthy? | Stats + Stories Episode 290
Communicating facts about science well, is an art. Especially if you are trying to reach an audience outside your area of expertise. A statistician in Norway…
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Live From USCOTS 2023 Part 2 | Stats + Stories Episode 289
Kelly Spoon a tenured faculty member at San Diego Mesa College. She teaches mathematics and statistics within the Mathematics department. She’s had a number of…
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Live From USCOTS 2023 Part 1 | Stats + Stories Episode 288
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education, aka CAUSE has held the United States Conference on teaching statistics, also known as…
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Measuring the Impact of Universal Basic Income | Stats + Stories Episode 287
What is the best way to support people living in extreme poverty? Could unconditional cash transfers and universal basic income be viable options? How can we…
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FIFA 2.0 and Women's World Cup Bid | Stats + Stories Episode 286
The Women’s World Cup is about to kick off in Australia and New Zealand with the defending champion U.S. Women’s national team once again the favorite to win…
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Getting Better Data on Where We Live | Stats + Stories Episode 285
Where do you live? Who are your neighbors? Do you rent or own? What housing is available in your community? Today’s episode of stats and stories focuses on how…
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Statistics Behind the Headlines: Investigating Series Binge-Watching | Stats + Stories Episode 284
How do you learn about what's going on in the world? Did a news headline grab your attention? Did a news story report on recent research? What do you need to…
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How People Interpret Charts | Stats + Stories Episode 283
The news landscape is continuously in flux as new media technologies are developed and audience needs shift. This mix of new tech and new needs, has made it…
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Crime in the Community | Stats + Stories Episode 282
A recent blog post in The Hill stated, “reliable research on data and crime is more valuable than ever.” With more and more headlines about spiking crime…
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Investigating Medical Murders | Stats + Stories Episode 281
Death happens in medical settings for all kinds of reasons. However, when a death is unexpected, it can leave loved ones grieving and investigators wondering…
Stats + StoriesThe Labour Market Impact of Brexit | Stats + Stories Episode 280
With Brexit and the United Kingdom’s severing of many formal connections to the European Union have come economic shocks. Trade between the two has become more…
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Myths on the Pitch | Stats + Stories Episode 279
There’s an idea in soccer that getting a red card and being down a player can actually make a team stronger. That going from 11 to 10 players forces a team to…
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The Conduit to Persuasion | Stats + Stories Episode 278
Researchers have spent decades trying to understand why some messages stick with audiences while others are ignored. They’ve experimented with humor and anger…
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Manipulating Media and Destroying Democracy | Stats + Stories Episode 277
Researchers around the world are tracking misinformation and disinformation as they move through media ecosystems. The explosion of disinformation in…
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C.R. Rao: A Statistics Legend | Stats + Stories Episode 276
The International Prize in Statistics is one of the most prestigious prizes in the field. Awarded every two years at the ISI World Statistics Congress, it’s…
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The Data We Gather from Bird Banding | Stats + Stories Episode 275
Three billion, that’s how many birds the United States and Canada have lost since 1970. That decline shows up among threatened species as well as among birds…
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Homegrown National Park | Stats + Stories Episode 274
As we prepare to mark Earth Day 2023, many of us are also coming to terms with the latest climate report from the IPCC which said the world is on the brink of…
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School Shooting Statistics | Stats + Stories Episode 273
By the end of March, Education Week had reported that 13 school shootings had already taken place in the US this year, that’s coming off of 2022, which saw 51…
Stats + StoriesMisinformation Immunization | Stats + Stories Episode 272
The spread of misinformation is of increasing interest to researchers around the world. It’s been tied to the 2016 and 2020 US elections, Brexit, the COVID…
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Fighting TB with Music | Stats + Stories Episode 271
Pop stars are often involved in raising the visibility of public health issues. Elton John is one obvious example for his work on HIV/AIDS. Rarely, though are…
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The Statistics Behind a Bank Collapsing | Stats + Stories Episode 270
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in early March left many wondering whether the global financial system was on the precipice of a 2008…
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Judging Words by the Company They Keep | Stats + Stories Episode 269
The close reading of texts is a methodology that's often used in humanities disciplines, as scholars seek to understand what meanings and ideas a text is…
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Stats+Stories 300th Episode Data Visualization Contest Announcement | Stats + Stories Episode 268
In the latest episode of Stats+Stories, we put out a call for YOU the Stats + Stories audience to participate in our 300th episode. We have put out a data set…
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News and Numbers on the East Palestine Train Derailment | Stats + Stories Episode 267
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio continue to worry about the health of their community after a Norfolk Southern train derailment. The train was carrying toxic…
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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living | Stats + Stories Episode 266
According to AARP, 70% of Americans who live to be 65 will need long term care at some point, though what kind of long term care depends upon an individual's…
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Stats+Stories Valentine's Day Special | Stats + Stories Episode 265
Ty Tashiro (@tytashiro) is an author and relationship expert. He wrote Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome and The…
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Careers in Rom Coms | Stats + Stories Episode 264
Romantic comedies are rife with plucky heroines. Small bookstore owners are being pushed out by big corporations, runaway brides, and Perpetual bridesmaids…
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Myaamia Data and More | Stats + Stories Episode 263
Native communities around the world are looking for ways to maintain their culture and their language. Meanwhile, some colleges and universities in the U.S…
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Rewards Points vs. Privacy | Stats + Short Stories Episode 262
Everyone can relate to being in a rush and needing to get just one last item from the store. However, upon reaching the checkout line, after being asked the…
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My Headline is Better Contest Winner | Stats + Stories Episode 261
Stats and Stories recently marked its 250th episode with a contest. We asked you to share with us(via Twitter or email) a stat-related story with a headline…
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LISA ColLABorations | Stats + Stories Episode 261
In many countries in the Global South, partnerships and collaborations are crucial to moving forward projects of various kinds. A network based at the…
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A News and Numbers Alum | Stats + Stories Episode 260
Data have always been important to the work of journalists. from Jacob Riis is reporting on how the other half lived in late 1800s New York City, to stories…
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Talking to a Statistical Knight | Stats + Short Stories Episode 259
Sir Bernard Silverman is an eminent British Statistician whose career has spanned academia, central government, and public office. He will discuss his…
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Inclusive Variables | Stats + Short Stories Episode 258
Dr. Dooti Roy is a people leader, global product owner and a methodology statistician at Boehringer Ingelheim (she didn’t give me where she worked in her bio…
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A Shared Passion for Math and Statistics | Stats + Short Stories Episode 257
At Stats and Stories, we love to have statisticians and journalists tell stories of their careers and give advice to inspire younger professionals and the next…
Stats + StoriesAnalyzing Wildfire Risk | Stats + Stories Episode 256
With each new wildfire season comes talk that the new season is worse than the last. With recent fires raging in the western u.s., the Australian bush, the…
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Do University Rankings Really Tell Us Anything? | Stats + Stories Episode 255
University rankings are big business with highly ranked universities leveraging their ranking and marketing to prospective students, employees and funders. But…
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Keeping Individual Data Private | Stats + Stories Episode 254
The gathering of statistics of various kinds, is vital to our understanding the world around us. But some stats can communicate sensitive data about…