statistics

  • You Know You Love Data…

    ~ posted by Ann G. Or, if you don’t now, we can help you become the best kind of data geek!  Even if all you do is read news articles, in print or online, you need discerning data skills, to know what to believe.  Data is also behind many of the cool apps we use… Continue reading

  • Historical Statistics of the United States: A portrait in very small strokes

      This amazing compendium must warm the heart of any reference librarian. Historical research generally creates portraits of events and eras  in very broad, sketchy strokes. The image is there, but depicted in terms of ‘trends’, or ‘patterns’ which wash away the minute differences that are reflected in peoples’ lives. This  historical approach is not… Continue reading