19 October 2009

Book Of Odds

The Book of Odds is a compendium of statistics that is supposed to make it easier for us to understand statistics... Okay so my college Statistics class was hands down my lowest grade EVER. But this is actually interesting and fun. You will have to register for the more advanced stuff.

Some examples:
The odds a child 5 - 17 living with a single parent is unhappy or depressed are 1 in 17.24
The odds a married female 15 - 44 has given birth once are 1 in 4.44
The odds a never-married female 16 or older will volunteer in a year are 1 in 4.44
1 in 26.15 registered motor vehicles have vanity plates

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