Statistics

The city has reputation for violence, but without some of the best trauma centers the situation could be much worse.

• By Eric Ferkenhoff & Darnell Little

Statisticians have shown that many scientific findings are wrong, and without an increase in statistical know-how for scientists it'll continue happening.

• By Irineo Cabreros

The polls weren’t (completely) wrong.

• By Nathan Collins

An applied mathematician wonders whether his environmental management models are doing anyone any good. Turns out, they probably are.

• By Nathan Collins

Statisticians say it's time to end the cult of "statistical significance."

• By Nathan Collins

When we treat people as collections of statistics, we ignore important aspects of their humanity.

• By Aubrey Clayton

Remembering the difference between mean and median.

• By Jay Livingston

Modern statistics have made it easier than ever for us to fool ourselves.

• By Michael White

What does it take to break into the growing field of data analysis? To start, you'll need the Internet, a computer, and some basic math skills.

• By Aaron Gordon

Athletes and fans look at sports differently. Ryan O'Hanlon, who is not a professional athlete, and Clint Irwin, who is a professional athlete, wonder if the two sides can ever be separated.

• By Clint Irwin and Ryan O'Hanlon

The count of the dead in Syria and other global trouble spots matters a great deal, and so does the provenance of the numbers presented. Here's one exhaustive effort to get them right.

• By Michael Todd

No bowling alleys, no summoning demons, and no troubled superheroes.

• By Ryan O'Hanlon

How an equation cooked up by Mussolini’s numbers guy came to define how we think about inequality—from Occupy Wall Street to the World Bank to the billionaires at Davos—and why it’s time to find a new way of looking at the numbers.

• By Lisa Margonelli