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A Winning Formula For Sports | Stats + Stories Episode 21 Jul 31, 2018

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Dennis Lock (@LockAnalytics) currently serves as Director of Analytics for the Miami Dolphins NFL team. In his role, he supports football operations through research and statistical analyses. He has been a consultant for the Iowa State University men's basketball team and is a co-author of a popular statistics textbook.

A Statistician Clears The Air | Stats + Stories Episode 20 Jul 31, 2018

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Barry Nussbaum (@StatisticsBarry ) is former Chief Statistician at the US EPA, and is president-elect of the American Statistical Association. Included among his many accomplishments at the EPA was providing leadership to the agency effort to remove lead from gasoline

Moving Beyond The 'Just So' When Reporting Science | Stats + Stories Episode 19 Jul 31, 2018

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Regina Nuzzo (@ReginaNuzzo) is a science writer and professor of statistics at Gallaudet University. Her writings on science, medicine, health, statistics, and the scientific research process have been published in a variety of outlets, including Scientific American, Nature, ESPN, Science News, Reader's Digest, New Scientist, and the Los Angeles Times. Her p-values feature for Nature won the 2014 ASA Award for Excellence in Statistical Reporting.

Sports Reporting In The Digital Era | Stats + Stories Episode 18 Jul 31, 2018

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Terence Moore (@TMooreSports) is a national sports columnist and commentator who is a regular television contributor to CNN, ESPN "Outside the Lines and MSNBC. He also is a columnist for SportsonEarth.com, MLB.com and CNN.com. In addition, he does television work for the NFL Network, and he appears every Sunday night on a locally top-rated show in Atlanta.

A New Equation For Modern Journalism | Stats + Stories Episode 17 Jul 31, 2018

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Trevor Butterworth is Director of Sense About Science USA, which advocates for evidence and transparency in science and technology in the public interest. He is also editor of STATS.org, a collaboration between the American Statistical Association and Sense About Science USA that promotes statistical literacy in the news media. He has been a journalist in the US for over 15 years, writing about data and statistics and how they are interpreted in our so-called "knowledge economy," especially in relation to risk and regulation. He’s written for the New Yorker online , Harvard Business Review, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.

The Rule Of Numbers And The Role Of The Press | Stats + Stories Episode 16 Jul 31, 2018

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Screening And Intervention For Substance Abuse | Stats + Stories Episode 15 Jul 31, 2018

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Nicholas Horton is a Professor of Statistics at Amherst College. His methodological research interests are in longitudinal regression models and missing data methods. His collaborative statistical work focuses on psychiatric epidemiology and substance abuse research. Nick serves as an associate editor for CHANCE and The American Statistician

Personalizing The World | Stats + Stories Episode 14 Jul 31, 2018

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Paul Hunter is managing director of Customer Knowledge at Dunnhumby. Customer Knowledge is understanding what customers feel, think and do to empower Dunnhumby’s clients strategies. Dunnhumby works with the world’s largest retailers and brands. Paul has over 25 years in leveraging data and technology to improve marketing decisions.

Reading, Writing And Statistics? | Stats + Stories Episode 13 Jul 31, 2018

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Christine Franklin, Lothar Tresp Honoratus Honors Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator in Statistics at the University of Georgia, joined the Stats+Stories regulars to talk about educating students to be statistically literate citizens. She was the lead writer for the American Statistical Association (ASA) Pre-K-12 GAISE (Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education) Framework that served as the basis for the statistics strand in the new national Common Core State Standards for K-12 mathematics.

Numbers As Plot Elements In Financial Reporting | Stats + Stories Episode 12 Jul 31, 2018

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Alex Blumberg is a radio and podcast producer who has launched the podcast 'Startup' - a "series about what happens when someone who knows nothing about business starts one." He had a long a celebrated public radio career at Planet Money and, while there, produced the award winning episode Giant Pool of Money about the housing crises and Wall Street reaction in the late 2000s. He joined the Stats+Stories regulars to talk about reporting financial stories and other stories with strong numeric foundations.

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