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Uncertainty, Knowledge, Statistics and Climate Change
2013-04-01 21:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The annual State of the Climate report, issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for last year, stated: "In 2012, the contiguous United States (CONUS) average annual temperature of 55.3°F was 3.2°F above the 20th-century average, and was the warmest year in the 1895-2012 period of record for the nation." As a statistician, my immediate question was: "How sure are we of that?" As it turns out, surprisingly sure. Statistics permeates all of science and society. Climate science...
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Modern American Agriculture Statistics: Farmers Producing More Grain, More Efficiently on Less Land
2013-03-13 17:13:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
As the world population grows, American farmers will have to produce more food in the next 50 years than in the past 10,000 years combined. All of the growth in production will have to be done with less land, energy and water consumption while conserving and sustaining natural resources. LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed("limelight_player_512006"); read more
Menhaden statistics are not entirely reputable
2013-03-11 05:59:06| Livestock - Topix.net
In discussing cuts by the General Assembly to the Chesapeake Bay's menhaden catch, The Free Lance-Star's editorial ["Better days for Bay?" March 1] states that Omega Protein "has been blamed" for reducing Atlantic menhaden numbers and, in turn, weakening the health of the bay.
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The Savvy Scoop and Lake Norman Real Estate Market Statistics for February 15, 2013
2013-02-25 17:18:00| Real Estate - Topix.net
The Savvy Scoop and Lake Norman Real Estate Market Statistics for February 15, 2013 .
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Statistics wizard Nate Silver gives his Oscar predictions
2013-02-22 17:39:29| CNET News.com
Silver calculates that "Argo" is a lock to take home the best-picture Oscar, and Steven Spielberg will top Ang Lee for best director. [Read more]
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