Here are some fun turkey stats, in honor of the meal many of us are having today. And courtesy of the USDA and the National Turkey Federation (who knew there was such a thing?). Who knew we ate 18 lbs of turkey per person last year? Actually, I’m not surprised because I love turkey. Or [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Obama – McCain Election Draws Record Voter Turnout in 2008
UPDATE 11/7/2008: The Federal Election Commission has lowered it’s preliminary estimate of people who voted in the 2008 election to 122,253,622. That’s only 61.9% of all eligible voters, which hasn’t been bested since 1964 (Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater). But the numbers remain preliminary, so I’ll revisit everything when it is finalized. Thanks! –frets
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Yesterday’s election [...]
Halloween Aftermath: Candy Stats
I woke up this morning to the joyful sound of my 3 kids sorting and trading their Halloween loot. They had meticulously sorted their candy by type (even my 6 year-old), and gave me the idea for what you see here. We talked about the various ways we could analyze this “data,” and the kids [...]
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