Places to grow up

By rickColosimo / May 5, 2015 /

Okay, so I haven’t read through the methodology yet, but the data from this visualization and article in the NYT sure do look interesting. Basically, I should either stay in Bergen County or move to Westchester. Here are the meaty questions:

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Rant on understanding what you’re studying

By rickColosimo / October 7, 2013 / Comments Off on Rant on understanding what you’re studying

This article on increasing mortality rates, i.e., decreased lifespan, among certain American women is a good one to for econ and math professors to give to their stats students as a quiz. “Identify errors….” In an email to a friend, I described this article as  half-written” because it so obviously makes statements that are completely…

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