Last Friday, my family adopted a sweet, little poodle puppy, named Zipper. The foster mother, Sally, had brought him…
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Not all of us are parents or teachers, but I’ve long asserted that education is a “public good,” something…
We can all agree that the horrific events at Monday’s Boston Marathon sent a chill down our country’s collective…
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So last summer, I wrote about my disdain for math-geared summer camps. And I was summarily schooled by my friend…
On Wednesday, we talked about sample bias, or ways to really screw up the results of a survey or study.…
Continuing with our review of basic math skills, let’s take a little look-see at statistics. This field is not…