Read more statistics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10469/statistics.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:25:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70642/dont-apologize-meg-voting-is-dumb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMeg Whitman has taken heat for her, ahem, spotty voting record—the ex-CEO wasn’t even registered to vote until 2002—and, of course, she has apologized. But she shouldn’t have, writes Christopher Beam for Slate. Economists have long argued that, from an individual’s perspective, voting is irrational. The odds that...http://www.newser.com/story/70642/dont-apologize-meg-voting-is-dumb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 10:42:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69970/winter-babies-real-problem-less-educated-mothers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor years, economists have been trying to explain why winter babies have it so tough. In study after study, those born in winter consistently perform worse in school, earn less, and are less healthy than peers born at other times of year. Now Notre Dame economists Kasey Buckles and Daniel...http://www.newser.com/story/69970/winter-babies-real-problem-less-educated-mothers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67296/dui-arrests-of-women-up-30-in-decade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of women charged with driving under the influence has increased nearly 30% during the past decade, Transportation Department officials said today, while the number of men fell 7.5% in the same period. The department says the number of impaired women involved in a fatal crash increased in...http://www.newser.com/story/67296/dui-arrests-of-women-up-30-in-decade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 12:42:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66223/todays-sexy-job-statistician.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForget the nerdy image: In today’s digital world, statisticians are hot, the New York Times reports. Big firms like Google need number-crunchers to parse piles of data, and they’re willing to pay for it—a statistician with a PhD can rake in $125,000 in his or her first year...http://www.newser.com/story/66223/todays-sexy-job-statistician.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 10:12:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66084/what-turning-30-really-means.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat does turning 30 mean, anyway? Sam Greenspan knows, because he got Book of Ages: 30 for his, um, 30th birthday. He runs down 11 factoids on the appropriately named 11 Points website. A sampling: 30-year-olds keep resolutions: Though 26% less likely to make New Years resolutions, 30-somethings are 26%...http://www.newser.com/story/66084/what-turning-30-really-means.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 19:07:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65879/house-health-care-vote-looks-like-a-squeaker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA compromise health care bill will likely squeak through the House by about two dozen votes, Nate Silver writes on FiveThirtyEight.com. The Energy and Commerce Committee’s Friday night 31-28 vote is a good model, with its similar balance of Republicans, liberal and Blue Dog Democrats. The committee passed its...http://www.newser.com/story/65879/house-health-care-vote-looks-like-a-squeaker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 10:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64058/new-system-may-revolutionize-baseball-stats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBranch Rickey once complained that “there is nothing on earth anybody can do with fielding,” but that's about to change thanks to a complex new camera and computer system, the New York Times reports. The system, which will be unveiled for baseball executives tomorrow, records the exact speed and location...http://www.newser.com/story/64058/new-system-may-revolutionize-baseball-stats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 11:06:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61397/zagat-is-wrong-peets-is-better-than-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZagat’s annual fast-food survey served up its usual batch of surprises, but one stood out for Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com fame. Somehow, some way, Starbucks beat Peet’s Coffee for best coffee chain. A travesty of that magnitude can only mean mistaken methodology, Silver contends; Starbucks is fine, but as...http://www.newser.com/story/61397/zagat-is-wrong-peets-is-better-than-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 11:27:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58645/huckabees-plan-to-revive-gop-doesnt-add-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPerhaps it's Mike Huckabee's admitted distrust for math, but he's dead wrong about the best strategy to bring back the Republican Party's power, writes Nate Silver on his blog. To make the case that the party shouldn't move to the middle, Huckabee says, "People that are social conservatives are also...http://www.newser.com/story/58645/huckabees-plan-to-revive-gop-doesnt-add-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 12:24:07 CDT