Statistics done right: The New York Times Upshot team analyzes pedestrian deaths

Statistics done right: The New York Times Upshot team analyzes pedestrian deaths

Let’s take a moment to understand how it looks when an article uses data effectively — and what you can learn from that. There are so many abuses in media citations of statistics — from poorly conducted studies, to sloppy citations, to lack of transparency in sources — that I take notice when journalists do…