keithpeter + statistics 4
echen/ggplot2-tutorial · GitHub
7 days ago by keithpeter
Contains the essential magick spell library(ggplot2) note lack of speechmarks
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statistics
7 days ago by keithpeter
BBC News - 'Chuggers' or face-to-face street fundraisers?
february 2011 by keithpeter
"According to the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA), the method brings in up to 600,000 new regular donations each year and donors recruited face-to-face are worth £120m annually to good causes."
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"The second is that the public, whenever asked, tend to express an aversion to the tactic. A 2009 survey suggested that two-thirds of people would cross the street to avoid them."
These two assertions are not contradictory, but I wonder how many more lots of 600 000 people there are left to provide donations? What is the lifetime of a donor?
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and
"The second is that the public, whenever asked, tend to express an aversion to the tactic. A 2009 survey suggested that two-thirds of people would cross the street to avoid them."
These two assertions are not contradictory, but I wonder how many more lots of 600 000 people there are left to provide donations? What is the lifetime of a donor?
february 2011 by keithpeter
BBC News - Why does pay go up in a pay freeze?
february 2011 by keithpeter
Passed on by a colleague. Nice illustration of why the median is best used for wage and income statistics!
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february 2011 by keithpeter
Jon22 » classification images and perceptual learning
december 2010 by keithpeter
An academic paper that uses a statistical procedure or two, together with a non-technical explanation by the author. Could be handy
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december 2010 by keithpeter