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Chance News is a newsletter that deals with current issues in the news that use probability or statistical concepts. From September 1992 to January 2005 this newsletter was carried by having an editor and a small number of writers. As of Åpril 2005 we are going to continue Chance News in the format of a Wikimedia project. This means that it will be a collaborative effort of its readers. The Wikimedia software makes it easy for a reader to add a new chance item, or to modify an existing chance news items (hopefully improving it). The Wikmedia Foundation has used this to successvily develop a number of projects including a free Encyclopidia, newpsaper, and a series of books. All these are made available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It is hoped that this will allow Chance News to continue to be a valuable resource for the general public and teachers of probability and statistics courses who want to liven up their courses with current .
To change an item or to add a new item in the current chance news, simply choose "edit" from the top of the current chance news screne. Then choose preview from the bottem of the page to see if your changes are o.k. and If so choose "save" and we will have a better current chance news. The same procedure applies to changes in previous issues of chance news. Be brave! Go here for information about how to add links, math characters etc.