The 'Moneyball' approach to Jeopardy

How one computer scientist studied the system of jeopardy and used that to set the one day total of winnings.

Researching the "rape culture"

Taking a look at the original data and how we came up with the number 1 in 4 college women will be the victims of rape or attempted rape

The Campus Rape Myth

Debunking the myth that there is an epidemic of rape on college campuses.  People often cite the number 1 in 4 women will be the victims of rape or attempted rape during college. This would mean that the rate of violent crimes is 10 times higher on college campuses than they are in Detroit. Does that even make sense? This article explains how the number 1 in 4 is obtained and why it is dishonest. Of those 1 in 4, 42% reported having sex with their "attacker" again.

Rape: 1 in 4... really?

Many people assert that one in four college women are the victims of sexual assault. There is even a non profit called 1 in 4.
But if you crunch the numbers... they just don't add up. Even if you make an assumption that 90% of rapes are unreported then you still can't get anywhere near the 1 in 4 number.

How Statistics fool Juries

Peter Donnelly shows how stats fool juries, it is about a 20 minute video, that is engaging, entertaining and fascinating. 

He explains how Sally Clark was wrongly convicted of murdering her children because of poor statistics.