A 30% Chance That Statistics Never Lie by David Leonhardt
... I recently bought a "home statistics calculator" on sale at Krispy Kreme. This will be fun. Let's say I want to find out what is the likelihood of starving to death. Let's seeI last ate about an hour and a half ago. OK, I'll just push this here comes the results: "Based on your caloric intake of the previous hour, you are likely to starve to death in just 30 days." That terrified me. I am going to starve to death in just 30 days. What can I do to stave off starvation?

Potential Statistics for Top Online Article Writers by Lance Winslow
... So if you take 150-350 and multiply it by 50,957 well that is more than most calculators go up too. So, in 19-months of article writing it appears I am making some serious headway forward and if I can do this as a non-writer, well then anyone can. Can you be successful in your online article writing? Surely, but to do so you need to commit to writing lots of really great articles and pay attention to how you write them.

The 401(K) Dilemma: How Managers Can Attract More Employees to Join by Cathy Howley
... - You can easily include calculators that clearly demonstrate the value of contributing to a 401(k) plan over time. The earlier you start saving, the healthier your pension plan will be at retirement. - Get the picture? Yes, why not use more of them to sell the key benefits of being part of your company’s 401(k) plan. No one wants to read line after line of dull financial text. Make the benefits animate and come to life in bold type. The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School ...

Dump All That Fat You're Lugging Around! by Mike Cuggy
... there’s a fatcalculator; a carbohydrate calculator; a fiber calculator; a heart rate calculator and a Waist/Hip Ratio calculator. You avoid reading about personal fitness because you know you're far from fit and you'd rather not think about it thank you. You know all about Weight Watchers, eDiets, Atkins, and South Beach Diets. You've got books on the GI, low fat, low carb and blood type diets. And still you’re enormous! Hang on a minute. I think you’re missing a trick here somewhere, don’t ...

Public Speaking Facts and Figures by Liam Warrillow
... to the limitations of statistical information in public speeches is not to simply give up on numbers altogether. The real answer is to find a way to use the numbers effectively. Developing this skill requires some level of understanding regarding the whole of the public speaking process. It also necessitates a particularized knowledge of the best possible ways to use statistics in a speech. These types of information can be gleaned from a solid guide to the realm of public speaking.

The Magical State of Captivation by Vincent Harris
... Years later I would meet a woman that shattered the myth that statistics can’t be fun; Melody Shipley told stories, and these stories had embedded within them, the principles a successful statistics student would need. After 4 weeks with Melody, I had learned more than I had in the 14 weeks I had wrestled through with the NASA whiz bang. He told us what he knew, she told stories. He bored us to tears, and she magically captivated us all. Captivation is the key; by capturing the attention of ...

Experiments in Online Article Authoring by Lance Winslow
... I have spent hours on hours with a calculator pouring over my stats, keeping track of them for months on end literally each hour or couple of hours of every waking hour. It is ultra-important to write quality articles and equally important to write lots of them. More over those who pay attention to key-wording, titles and subject matter will get the most traffic and the best qualified traffic and this means better statistics, more readers and more influence with the articles you write.

Retirement Management by Matt Alexander
... After all, Americans are generally living longer, staying in better health and retiring earlier. Yet so many people are financially unprepared when the time arrives to retire. Some do not start saving soon enough and others are not aware of how much they will need to maintain their lifestyle. It is never too early or late to start the process. Take the next step and put your money to work for you. On my website, check out the cost of waiting calculator.