Statistics Help for Journalists

“So what should you ask a number? Well, mathematicians have developed an entire field – statistics – dedicated to getting answers out of numbers. Now, you don’t have to have a degree in statistics in order to conduct an effective “interview” with your data. But you do need to know a few basics.

Here, described in plain English, are some basic concepts in statistics that every writer should know…”

(Will help bloggers, too — believe me.)