The Chronicle of Higher Education

Statistics Without Algebra? That Could Be a Problem

In their article “Make Math a Gateway, Not a Gatekeeper” (The Chronicle, April 23), Anthony S. Bryk and Uri Treisman describe a problem and how the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching ...
Science Daily

'Statistics anxiety' is real, and new research suggests targeted ways to handle it

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 ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Income and Poverty Statistics: Problems of Concept and Measurement: Report of a Workshop

Unfortunately, this book can't be printed from the OpenBook. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a PDF. Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this ...
The Conversation

Homelessness: why new statistics are probably underestimating the problem

Nell Munro is trustee of Faith, Hope and Enterprise, a supported housing provider in Derby and Derbyshire. Carla Reeson receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. It appears there ...
Popular Mechanics

This High School Math Problem Has the Internet Dumbfounded. How Would You Solve It?

"Regular" high school seniors in Australia faced an astonishing statistics problem in their exams. Math is having a high profile year, from common core to Australia's high school exit exams. The math ...