Publications

December 2019
Technical Note

Technical Note on Bayesian Statistics and Frequentist Power Calculations

By: Amitabh Chandra and Ariel Dora Stern

This Technical Note provides an introduction to Bayes’ Rule and the statistical intuition that stems from it. In this note, we review the concepts that underlie Bayesian statistics, and we offer several simple mathematical examples to illustrate applications of Bayes’... View Details

Keywords: Bayesian Statistics; Mathematical Methods

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Gaming: statistics

Where can I find information on gaming hardware and software? The Entertainment Software Association website lists sales, demographic, and usage data, as well as information intended to improve the image of the industry. Search eMarketer for reports, articles and View Details

November 1990 (Revised August 1996)
Background Note

Sampling and Statistical Inference

By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.

An introduction to sampling and statistical inference that covers the main concepts (confidence intervals, tests of statistical significance, choice of sample size) that are needed in making inferences about a population mean or percent. Includes discussion of problems... View Details

Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Forecasting and Prediction; Demographics

2022
Working Paper

Stories, Statistics and Memory

By: Thomas Graeber, Christopher Roth and Florian Zimmermann

For most decisions, we rely on information encountered over the course of days, months or years. We consume this information in various forms, including abstract summaries of multiple data points – statistics – and contextualized anecdotes about individual instances... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Information Types; Media; Cognition and Thinking

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Hospitals: statistics (US)

Prevention: Hospital Utilization Statista - quick statistics and articles on the topic Additional resources: National Center for Health Statistics website provides list of surveys. ahd.com... View Details

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Stock ownership: statistics

Where can I find data on institutional vs. individual ownership of equities in the U.S.? Institutional holding information going back to 1980 is available by using Thomson Reuters Ownership Databases in View Details

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Statistical Methodology

William Simpson is developing methods of inference to use when assumptions of standard models are not met. He has created a hypothesis test to use for ipsative variables that adjusts for the non-zero correlations among variables expected under the null hypothesis. ... View Details

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China: statistics

Where can I find statistical data for China? CEIC Data: macroeconomic, industrial, and financial time series for China and a select number of other countries. Some Chinese data series are available at the province level.... View Details

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Movies: statistics

Where can I find statistics about movies and movie theaters? S&P Capital IQ Pro: Select Industries - Technology, Media &... View Details

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Music industry statistics

Where can I find data on the music/recording industry? Recording Industry Association of America: Key Statistics Statistical summaries on U.S. and worldwide record sales, and consumers of recorded music,... View Details

2023
Working Paper

How People Use Statistics

By: Pedro Bordalo, John J. Conlon, Nicola Gennaioli, Spencer Yongwook Kwon and Andrei Shleifer

We document two new facts about the distributions of answers in famous statistical problems: they are i) multi-modal and ii) unstable with respect to irrelevant changes in the problem. We offer a model in which, when solving a problem, people represent each hypothesis... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Microeconomics; Mathematical Methods; Behavioral Finance

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Circulation statistics

Where do I find circulation figures for newspapers or periodicals? AAM - Media Intelligence Center: Audited circulation reports and publishers' statements for newspapers, consumer magazines, and B2B publications--primarily from the United States and Canada... View Details

October 1998
Background Note

Welfare-to-Work Information and Statistics

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne

Summarizes information on the national issue of hiring people from the welfare roles. Organized by topics relevant to business, this note reviews research findings and statistics and poses questions to assist business decision-makers in assessing a company's current or... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Recruitment; Risk Management; Planning; Programs; Research; Welfare

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Personal wealth: statistics

Where can I find statistics and information on the wealthy? Wealth and Asset Ownership data from the Census Bureau. Global Wealth Report from Credit Suisse. Find the most recent as well as earlier data. World Wealth Report by... View Details

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Manufacturing: statistics (US)

Where can I find statistics on manufacturing in the United States? US Census Bureau: Annual Survey of Manufacturers For more data sets, see the Manufacturing Data from the US Census View Details

2001
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Negotiation: Statistical Aspects

By: James K. Sebenius

Keywords: Negotiation