Jim Chappelow is an independent consulting economist with over 13 years of experience in economic development, research, teaching, forecasting, and consulting. David Kindness is a Certified Public ...

One thing that people often misunderstand about statistics is that every statistic means something only in comparison to something else. A different comparison point changes how you perceive the exact ...

Failure to complete high school has been recognized as a social problem in the United States for decades and, as discussed below, the individual and social costs of dropping out are considerable.

Vast amounts of data are generated every day. Statistics transforms data into meaningful information. People who practice the science of learning from data are called statisticians. Statisticians ...

A new study uses an analytical technique called 'network science' to determine factors contributing to statistics anxiety among psychology majors. Have you ever been stressed out by the idea of doing ...

Regarding the Nov. 10 op-ed on crime statistics by Richard Rosenfeld and Janet Lauritsen, “Did violent crime go up or down last year? Yes.”: Discrepancies in such numbers not only cause confusion but ...

The education reform movement has made the needs of students at risk for academic failure a key focus. Both nationally and at the state and district levels, many elements of reform have been devised ...