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Miscalculating New York City's bedrooms
Nigel HawkesStatistics can give a story an air of conviction – but they had better be the right ones, as this cautionary read more
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Much ado about New York abortions
Nigel HawkesAnti-abortion campaigners in New York have recently been shocked by the discovery that 41 per cent of pregnancies in the city end in terminations.read more
View ArticleSearching for happiness around the bend
Nigel Hawkes Is happiness U-shaped? Everywhere but in the US, it seems. read more
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Have a heart!
Nigel HawkesAmerican cardiologists are aghast at the results of a survey of 1,933 people to measure how many matched all seven coread more
View ArticleWould the last thin American turn out the light?
Nigel Hawkes Is obesity in the United States going up, down, or nowhere much at all?read more
View ArticleDisease clusters: chasing after shadows
Nigel Hawkes Clusters of anything – suicides, birth defects, diseases – are a magnet to journalists.read more
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Never let the facts put you off
Nigel HawkesThe British media hasn’t picked up on the tale of Senator Jon Kyl (pictured) who during budget debates in the US Senate earlier this month about the healthcare provider Planned Parentread more
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Percentagewise, it’s a common error
Nigel Hawkes If a price doubles, is it 200 per cent higher? No, it’s 100 per cent higher.read more
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