statistics

Toss A Coin (MM #4587)

When you were in school, many took a class in probability and statistics. In that class, you learn that you have a 50/50 chance of getting heads or tails when you toss a coin. Scientists have now proven that the odds of getting one side over the other isn’t 50 percent. A lot depends on…

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Patterns (MM #4559)

I recently realized that I’ve been obsessed with patterns for years. Now, I’m not talking about geometric shapes; I’m talking about numbers, statistics, marketing. When I worked in radio, I tried to understand the patterns of how people listened to the radio. While working in the music business, I looked at social media growth patterns…

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Strange Stats (MM #4244)

While math was never my favorite subject in school, I did enjoy statistics. I’m sure the fact that I started paying attention to sports averages and now social media numbers keep that interest alive. So whenever I see some strange stats, I need to dig in. For example, what is the deadliest month of the…

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Add An Asterisk (MM #3492)

In years to come, when we look back at 2020 we’ll likely need to add an asterisk to remind people that things weren’t normal. Because of the pandemic, 2020 will surely throw statistical averages out the window…

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Interesting Numbers (MM #2791)

Despite Veterans Day falling on Sunday, we officially celebrate today. That means no mail delivery today. To honor our vets, I have some very interesting numbers to share…

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Numbers Lie (MM #2444)

I’m sure you’ll agree with me that numbers lie. Just because you read some numbers on a piece of paper or on a computer screen doesn’t mean they’re real…

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Money In The Bank (MM #1671)

For a long time I never worried about having money in the bank. But as I’ve gotten older I’ve become more aware of the future and some strange thing that people frequently talk about called retirement…

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Allergic To Peanuts (MM #1670)

When I was growing up I’d never heard of anyone that was allergic to peanuts. So the other day I got to wondering are peanut allergies something brand new?

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More, Less, Or The Same? (MM #1121)

I’ve talked about how we consume news in the modern world previously, The 24 hour TV news channels and the internet mean that the information never stops. But have our lives really changed that much…

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A Knowledge Of Wealth (MM #1037)

Don’t be alarmed, there in no typo in today’s podcast title. We’re looking at wealth and knowledge today but not the way you might think…

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