Fun With Statistics - Wine Ratings Edition
By Kevin Meyer I consider myself lucky in many respects, not the least of which is the fact that I live in one of California's premier wine-produ…
Fun With Statistics - Men's Underwear Edition
In this edition of Fun With Statistics we take a quick look at one of those odd economic indexes we come across every now and then. An unconventional…
Fun With Statistics - Veneer of Verisimilitude Edition
By Kevin Meyer It's been a long while, probably over a year, since I've done a Fun With Statistics post, but the WSJ gave me the perfect oppo…
Fun With Statistics, Carbon Footprint Edition
In this issue of Fun With Statistics we'll tackle that new consumer term du jour, the "carbon footprint." Most of us know by now that t…
Fun With Statistics, Overhead Edition
In this edition of Fun With Statistics we tackle the quandary of published overhead or administrative costs. We commonly use administrative overhead…
Fun With Statistics, Percentile Problems Edition
In this edition of Fun With Statistics we'll tackle a statistical nuance that has bugged me for a long time: percentiles with populations that cha…
Fun With Statistics, Lazy Women Doctors Edition
How's that for a title for this edition of Fun With Statistics? But before I receive a bunch of comments that I have the power to simply discard,…
Fun With Statistics, Bachelor Edition
In this edition of Fun With Statistics we'll take on the perennial question: why are there so few eligible bachelors? Of course this was never a…