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First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Tough Math of Victim Funds

Kenneth Feinberg explains his approach to deciding how to distribute funds for victims of tragedies such as the Boston Marathon bombings. ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - May 18 2013]

Entities: Kenneth R Feinberg, Boston Marathon, Bombing

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

As gay-rights advocates push for more states to legalize same-sex marriage, they are also pushing for the right to same-sex divorce. But the stats on this new form of relationship split are lagging. ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - May 04 2013]

Entities: Divorce, Gay Rights, Same-Sex Marriage

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

The Cost of Terror

Economists say the long-term cost of the Boston bombings likely is small, but there is plenty of uncertainty attached to that projection, as there is to estimates of the cost of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Acts of Terrorism, Bombing, Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

The Math Errors That Slip Through the Crack

The finding that a prominent economics paper was based in part on a spreadsheet coding error highlights the cracks in quality control that can allow such mistakes to slip through. ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 20 2013]

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

One Size May Not Fit All in Obesity Definition

Samoa Air's decision to charge airfare by passenger weight has highlighted the obesity crisis in Pacific islands -- and some controversy over just how severe the crisis is. ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Obesity, Samoa, Crisis

First reported Apr 06 2013 - Updated Apr 06 2013 - 1 reports

Putting a Price Tag on Film Piracy

The movie industry moves away from dated estimates of the economic effects from piracy and toward collaboration with academic researchers seeking natural experiments in the digital-film world. ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 06 2013]

Entities: Piracy, collaboration

First reported Mar 30 2013 - Updated Mar 30 2013 - 1 reports

Calorie Cutters

A look at a pledge by food makers to cut 1.5 trillion calories from the food and drink they sell by 2015. Can they do it, and if they can, can it be measured and what impact will it have? ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Mar 30 2013]

Entities: Calorie

First reported Mar 23 2013 - Updated Mar 23 2013 - 1 reports

Guns Present Polling Conundrum

How many guns, gun owners, and households with guns are there in the U.S.? The answers aren't easy to come by, a mystery pollsters are eager to solve. ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Mar 23 2013]

Entities: United States

First reported Mar 16 2013 - Updated Mar 16 2013 - 1 reports

The World’s Best Bites

An annual attempt rank the world's 50 best restaurants confronts challenges around comped meals, lobbying and balancing the world's regions. ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Mar 16 2013]

First reported Mar 09 2013 - Updated Mar 09 2013 - 1 reports

Economists Study Early Education

Researchers studying early education use return-on-investment calculations to measure the value of getting an early start on teaching children. ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Mar 09 2013]

Entities: Education, Teaching

First reported Mar 02 2013 - Updated Mar 02 2013 - 1 reports

The Upbeat Stats on Statistics

Statisticians are in increasing demand as more students study statistics at all levels and universities and industry jockey to hire graduates in the field. But will the computer-science bubble repeat itself in statistics? ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Mar 02 2013]

Entities: Statistician

First reported Feb 23 2013 - Updated Feb 23 2013 - 1 reports

The Oscars Number Crunchers

The quants have entered the Academy, bringing statistical analysis to forecasts of Oscar winners. But this prediction exercise is very different than the one presented by last fall's U.S. presidential election. ... [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Feb 23 2013]

Entities: Elections, United States

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Tough Math of Victim Funds [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - May 18 2013]
Sam-Sex Divorce Stats Lag [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - May 04 2013]
The Cost of Terror [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 27 2013]
The Math Errors That Slip Through the Crack [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 20 2013]
One Size May Not Fit All in Obesity Definition [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 13 2013]
Putting a Price Tag on Film Piracy [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 06 2013]
Calorie Cutters [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Mar 30 2013]
Guns Present Polling Conundrum [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Mar 23 2013]
The World’s Best Bites [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Mar 16 2013]
Economists Study Early Education [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Mar 09 2013]
The Upbeat Stats on Statistics [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Mar 02 2013]
The Oscars Number Crunchers [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Feb 23 2013]
Lifespan Math [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Feb 16 2013]
Ranking the World’s Priciest Cities [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Feb 09 2013]
Seeing Red [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Feb 02 2013]
Picturing Percentages [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Jan 26 2013]
Statistical Diplomacy in North Korea [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Jan 19 2013]
A BMI Referendum [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Jan 12 2013]
Awed by Equations [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Jan 05 2013]
Tips for a Statistically Savvy 2013 [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Dec 28 2012]
Seeking Statistical New Year’s Resolutions [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Dec 27 2012]
Fertility Figures [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Dec 08 2012]
Counting the Seasonal Surges [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Dec 01 2012]
The Human Toll of Mideast Violence [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Nov 24 2012]

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Tough Math of Victim Funds [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - May 18 2013] Kenneth Feinberg explains his approach to deciding how to distribute funds for victims of tragedies such as the Boston Marathon bombings. ...
Sam-Sex Divorce Stats Lag [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - May 04 2013] As gay-rights advocates push for more states to legalize same-sex marriage, they are also pushing for the right to same-sex divorce. But the stats on this new form of relationship split are lagging. ...
The Cost of Terror [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 27 2013] Economists say the long-term cost of the Boston bombings likely is small, but there is plenty of uncertainty attached to that projection, as there is to estimates of the cost of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. ...
The Math Errors That Slip Through the Crack [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 20 2013] The finding that a prominent economics paper was based in part on a spreadsheet coding error highlights the cracks in quality control that can allow such mistakes to slip through. ...
One Size May Not Fit All in Obesity Definition [Published WSJ.com: The Numbers Guy - Apr 13 2013] Samoa Air's decision to charge airfare by passenger weight has highlighted the obesity crisis in Pacific islands -- and some controversy over just how severe the crisis is. ...