Regina Nuzzo (Gallaudet University)
Abstract
Journalism and statistics are like pop rocks candy and soda: they are exciting enough on their own, but when you combine them, things can start getting a little wild. This talk will walk through a variety of real-life examples of published news stories that incorporate statistical information -- some skillfully, some not so much -- and highlight how we can use the lessons learned to become better communicators of statistics.
Bio Sketch:
Regina Nuzzo is a Professor at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, where she teaches Statistics in American Sign Language. She has a PhD in Statistics from Stanford University and graduate certification in Science Journalism from University of California Santa Cruz. She has written for lay audiences about science, medicine, health, and statistics for a variety of publications, including Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Scientific American, New Scientist, Nature, and Reader's Digest.