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267 * ! Tue, 8/5/2014, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-104B
Statistics and the Media — Invited Papers
Committee on Excellence in Statistical Reporting , Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee
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8:35 AM Anti-Excellence: Some Statistical Bloopers and How to Use Them in a Business Statistics Class Erol Pekoz, Boston University
9:15 AM Economic Statistics and the Media Michael Levi, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:35 AM Numbers Turned Narrative: Reporting at the New York Times Alan Schwarz, New York Times
9:55 AM How and Why the Media Gets It Wrong Donald Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center
10:15 AM Floor Discussion



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