Statistical Thinking Series

Statistical Thinking 2: Safety in Numbers – Calculating Probabilities for Convoys  Early 1942 was a critical period for the Allies in WWII.  Russia was on its heels, with German armies at the gates of Moscow and preparing an offensive in southern Russia.  Alone among the…

Statistical Thinking 1   Several years ago, an NPR reporter wanted a comment from me for his story about an unusual event: a woman had won a state lottery jackpot for a second time. Winning once was low enough odds, but winning twice?   The reporter found…