http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/10/12/statistical-analysis-as-journalism-benfords-law/ A conversation. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:46:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/10/12/statistical-analysis-as-journalism-benfords-law/#comment-159157 Statistics as journalism redux: Benford’s Law used to question company accounts | Online Journalism Blog Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:51:00 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=10445#comment-159157 [...] year and a day ago (which is slightly eerie) I wrote about how one Mexican blogger had used Benford’s Law to spot some unreliable data on dru... being used by the UN and Mexican [...] [...] year and a day ago (which is slightly eerie) I wrote about how one Mexican blogger had used Benford’s Law to spot some unreliable data on dru… being used by the UN and Mexican [...]

]]> http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/10/12/statistical-analysis-as-journalism-benfords-law/#comment-16887 A Sticky, Engaging, and Valuable Talk on Data Journalism - Mardahl.dk Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:17:00 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=10445#comment-16887 [...] was another great visualization with a great story in a tale from Mexico. It was from a post that also involves Benford’s Law. Read the post for an explanation of Benford’s Law and for some great links. Your mind will [...] [...] was another great visualization with a great story in a tale from Mexico. It was from a post that also involves Benford’s Law. Read the post for an explanation of Benford’s Law and for some great links. Your mind will [...]

]]> http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/10/12/statistical-analysis-as-journalism-benfords-law/#comment-16886 Data journalism training – some reflections | Online Journalism Blog Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:40:47 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=10445#comment-16886 [...] Even so, I feel like we’ve barely scraped the surface – and that there should be ways to make this more relevant in actively finding stories. (Indeed, a fortnight later I come across a great example of using Benford’s law to highlight problems with police reporting of drug-related...) [...] [...] Even so, I feel like we’ve barely scraped the surface – and that there should be ways to make this more relevant in actively finding stories. (Indeed, a fortnight later I come across a great example of using Benford’s law to highlight problems with police reporting of drug-related…) [...]

]]> http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/10/12/statistical-analysis-as-journalism-benfords-law/#comment-16885 Data journalism stats time: seasonal adjustment | Online Journalism Blog Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:31:20 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=10445#comment-16885 [...] to overlook basic weaknesses in that data – from the type of average that is being used, to distribution, sample size and statistical significance. Last week I wrote about inflation and average wages. A [...] [...] to overlook basic weaknesses in that data – from the type of average that is being used, to distribution, sample size and statistical significance. Last week I wrote about inflation and average wages. A [...]

]]> http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/10/12/statistical-analysis-as-journalism-benfords-law/#comment-16884 Statistical Analysis with R- by John M Quick « DECISION STATS Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:06:28 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=10445#comment-16884 [...] Statistical analysis as journalism – Benford’s law (onlinejournalismblog.com) [...] [...] Statistical analysis as journalism – Benford’s law (onlinejournalismblog.com) [...]

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