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Weather is Elementary, My Dear Reader

By Brian Shaw
November 14, 2013 01:50 PM
Sherlock Holmes, the great detective, was also an expert statistician. At least, that’s what recent lecturer and statistician Dr. Douglas W. Nychka claims.
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Battle of the Crusts

By Brian Shaw
April 02, 2013 12:18 PM
You may be surprised to learn that portions of the North American continent didn’t actually originate on the North American continent. In fact, North America as we know it was formed as different landmasses, which were initially located far away across ancient oceans, collided with North America.
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Predicting the President: Exit Polling

By Brian Shaw
December 04, 2012 01:21 PM
“Where’s group 108?” shouted David Sturgess, a student volunteer for the Utah Colleges Exit Polls, as he and his student team tried to keep track of hundreds of students reporting survey results on election day at the exit poll headquarters on BYU campus.
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A Winning Formula for Mentoring

By Brian Shaw
December 04, 2012 01:14 PM
Professor Michael Dorff of the Department of Mathematics will be announced as the recipient of the Lawrence K. Egbert Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship award at next year’s Annual University Conference.
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