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weird.stats makes surprising numbers tangible

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An interactive collection turns odd questions about the world into visual comparisons and sourced statistical explainers.

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For: Curious readers who like data made tangible
Worth noticing: The death-sentence explainer distinguishes a 4.1% model estimate from a count, gives its 2.8–5.2% interval, and names its limits.

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The death-sentence feature follows a 2014 PNAS study of 7,482 defendants, and distinguishes the model estimate from a count of people executed. Readers can inspect the 95% interval, download the numbers as CSV, and follow links to the abstract and paper. Other interactions include changing the number of people shown per car and replaying a runway-number comparison.

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