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Tag: Statistics

Sports

Stat freaks, football, and a coach who might know better

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2015, 1:28 PM Feb 5, 2015
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Say what you will about the number of future vegetables professional football is making, this year’s NFL postseason has done wonders for the physical and social sciences. Read more →

Traffic congestion: The drama of little numbers

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 7, 2014, 7:18 AM Mar 7, 2014
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The people who want to dramatize the traffic congestion in the Twin Cities are doing it again — making big numbers out of trivial little numbers. Read more →

Economy · Sports

Spit-takes and statistics in the news

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 7, 2014, 12:00 PM Feb 7, 2014
2

Three statistical stories today that will make you spit out your beer. Read more →

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