The college cheating scandal in recent news highlighted the competition for slots at “elite” colleges. How much cheating is there — and does being admitted really help the cheaters?
Read MoreAccording to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 26 million people in the US were victims of identity theft in 2016. Who was most likely to be a victim?
Read MoreJust in time for Valentine’s Day, the Federal Trade Commission released statistics showing that people lost more money in romance scams than any other type of fraud they study.
Read MoreThe Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900 featured more than 80,000 exhibits highlighting progress of the previous century and anticipating the wonders of the next. How did W.E.B. Du Bois attract crowds to his exhibit on statistics about African Americans and win a gold medal?
Read MoreOperas feature princes and princesses, priests and priestesses, artists, courtesans, and even a mechanical doll. Few statisticians are listed among the dramatis personae. Here’s my list of five opera characters who might have opted for a quantitative career (and might have been happier for it).
Read MoreAccording to the survey, violent crime stayed about the same in 2017. But be careful when interpreting the 2016 statistics …
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