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Articles tagged statistics (7)

Alberto CairoJuly 9, 2014

Alberto Cairo: Data journalism needs to up its own standards

The data visualization expert argues that FiveThirtyEight and Vox have overpromised and underdelivered — and that they need to treat their data with more scientific rigor.

Yes, the Vikings should have gone for it on 4th down, and a New York Times robot knows why

The Times’ 4th Down Bot, a collaboration with Advanced NFL Stats, analyzes whether your team should punt, kick a field goal, or go for it on fourth down. Justin Ellis

Caroline O'DonovanApril 1, 2013

Shaping technology to the story: The Brown Institute for Media Innovation is finding its niche

“Sometimes the technology leads, and sometimes, the journalism has to lead.”

Mark CoddingtonNovember 9, 2012

This Week in Review: Twitter vs. TV on election night, and the significance of Nate Silver

Plus: Sandy and the power of Instagram’s images, Google News’ showdown with newspapers, and the rest of the week’s media and tech news and commentary.

Mark CoddingtonNovember 2, 2012

This Week in Review: Truth and lies on Twitter during Sandy, and the pundits vs. Nate Silver

Plus: Lowering paywalls during Sandy, the ongoing fallout from the BBC’s sex abuse scandal, and the rest of this week’s media and tech reads.

Jonathan StrayOctober 31, 2012

Data, uncertainty, and specialization: What journalism can learn from FiveThirtyEight’s election coverage

Nate Silver’s number-crunching blog is perceived as a threat by some traditional political reporters — but its model has lessons for all journalists.

March 19, 2010

This Week in Review: Loads of SXSW ideas, Pew’s state of the news, and a dire picture of local TV news