data literacy

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Data LiteracyFood and Nutrition

Can You Really Make Your Baby Smarter By Eating a Mediterranean Diet?

Lessons from the latest panic headlines

Aug 28, 2023

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Data and StatisticsData LiteracyParenting Techniques

Data Literacy for Parenting

The statistical tools you need once you have kids

Aug 10, 2023

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AllergiesCOVIDData and StatisticsData LiteracyMedical Care

Random Acts of Data

Interview with Dr. Anupam Jena about his new book

Jul 13, 2023

Data and StatisticsData Literacy

Random Acts of Data

With Dr. Anupam Jena

Jul 12, 2023

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Breastfeeding and FormulaData and StatisticsData LiteracyResearch and StudiesVitamins, Medications, and Supplements

Why I Look at Data Differently

A lesson on residual confounding

Mar 13, 2023

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Data and StatisticsData LiteracyMedical CareResearch and Studies

Prenatal Testing Deep Dive

A review of the options for trisomy detection

Jan 30, 2023

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Data and StatisticsData LiteracyHealth and WellnessResearch and Studies

Where Does Data Come From?

Weight and weighting

Dec 5, 2022

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Data LiteracyTeething

Can Giving a Baby an Egg in a Sock Help with Teething?

Q&A on the search for meaning

Oct 21, 2022

Data and StatisticsData Literacy

The Power of Data and Its Limits

Emily Oster at SXSW EDU, 2022

Sep 20, 2022

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Data and StatisticsData LiteracyFood and NutritionHealth and WellnessResearch and Studies

Hot Dogs, Pregnancy, and Empirical Methods

A review of the many problems with case-control studies

Aug 4, 2022

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Data and StatisticsData LiteracyDrugs and AlcoholResearch and Studies

New Study on Alcohol Consumption and Heart Disease

An excuse for a (very) deep dive on Mendelian randomization

Apr 11, 2022

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Choosing a SchoolData LiteracyEarly Childhood EducationEducation and ChildcareResearch and Studies

Does Pre-K Really Hurt Future Test Scores?

Here's what’s behind that new Tennessee study

Feb 3, 2022

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Data and StatisticsData LiteracyMedical CareResearch and Studies

Prenatal Tests and False Positives

Bayes’ rule is still very, very important

Jan 10, 2022

Data and StatisticsData LiteracyHealth and WellnessMedical Care

Does Extra Prenatal Care over 35 Matter?

A lesson on regression discontinuity

Dec 6, 2021

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Data and StatisticsData Literacy

Roundup: Statistics Training

Reading on data and statistics

Nov 19, 2021

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COVIDData and StatisticsData Literacy

Power (the Statistical Kind)

Why understanding it is crucial for thinking about what we can learn from data

May 13, 2021

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Data and StatisticsData Literacy

Welcome to Econ 1430!

A crash course in data literacy and terminology

Mar 15, 2021

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Data and StatisticsData Literacy

Bayes' Rule Is My Faves Rule

Nerding out. Just nerding out all over the place.

Aug 31, 2020

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Data and StatisticsData LiteracyHealth and Wellness

How a Woman’s Weight Before Pregnancy Affects Childbirth

From FiveThirtyEight: How a Woman’s Weight Before Pregnancy Affects Childbirth

Jul 10, 2014