# violent crime (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover violent crime. Page: Feed: --- ## [Random Selection and Democracy in Athens and Asimov](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2026/7/20/random-selection-and-democracy) _2026-07-20 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ How do methods for choosing political candidates relate to sampling principles? Here are some class activities and discussion questions. ## [Thomas Jefferson and Population Estimates](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2026/7/4/thomas-jefferson-population-estimates) _2026-07-04 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ Historian James Cassedy wrote that “probably no one in America was more imbued with the statistical spirit than was Jefferson.” Let’s look at two of his statistical activities. ## [AI and Survey Sampling Problems](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2026/6/10/ai-and-sampling-problems) _2026-06-12 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ How does Gemini perform on problems in survey sampling, and how might one use it in the classroom? ## [AI vs. Undergraduate Statistics Students](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2026/3/8/ai-vs-statistics-students) _2026-03-08 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ I submitted some of my undergraduate class assignments to Gemini. How did it do? ## [Interpreting the 2024 National Violent Crime Statistics](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2025/12/30/interpreting-2024-crime-statistics) _2025-12-30 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ What are the trends in the 2024 national crime statistics? ## [SLOP: Word of the Year](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2025/12/22/slop-word-of-the-year) _2025-12-22 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ The editors of Merriam Webster chose “slop” as their word of the year. How does their definition relate to surveys? ## [Vital Statistics During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2025/11/25/vital-statistics-during-the-1918-influenza-pandemic) _2025-11-30 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ Inaccurate death statistics in 1918 hindered responses to the pandemic. How have death statistics changed since then, and how might they be further improved? ## [The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Statistical Evidence](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2025/9/23/the-1918-influenza-pandemic-and-statistical-evidence) _2025-09-24 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ The 1918 influenza epidemic spurred research in statistical methodology for clinical trials. But is there currently backsliding to a reliance on anecdotal evidence? ## [What is Your Inflation Rate?](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2025/8/24/what-is-your-inflation-rate) _2025-08-25 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ The official annual inflation rate as of July 2025 is 2.7%, but the prices of goods and services I purchased in July 2024 rose by 5.3%. Why the difference? ## [Benjamin Franklin and Exponential Growth](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2025/7/4/benjamin-franklin-and-exponential-growth) _2025-07-04 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ On this July 4, we look at just one of Franklin’s many contributions to statistical science: his writings on population growth. ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XxDrG2Vn6huc) _2025-07-04 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Star Wars Characters Who Should Have Been Statisticians. Or Not.](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2025/5/4/star-wars-characters-statisticians) _2025-05-04 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ May statistical principles be with you. ## [Kirstine Smith, Statistical Pioneer](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2025/4/18/kirstine-smith) _2025-04-22 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ One of her papers created a new research area in statistics. Another spurred the debate on the foundations of statistical inference. Who was Kirstine Smith? ## [How Many People Attend Religious Services? Part 2](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2025/03/08/how-many-people-attend-religious-services-part2) _2025-03-09 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ Can we use alternative data sources to produce better estimates of religious service attendance? ## [How Many People Attend Religious Services? Part 1](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2025/1/10/how-many-people-attend-religious-services-part1) _2025-01-13 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ How do polls measure religious service attendance, and how accurate are the estimates? ## [Reviewing the 2023 National Violent Crime Statistics](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2024/10/4/2023-crime-statistics) _2024-10-05 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ The annual 2023 crime statistics have been released. Homicide is down, and it appears that other types of violent crime have returned to pre-pandemic levels. ## [How AI Created a Nonexistent Statistician](https://www.sharonlohr.com/blog/2024/9/22/how-ai-created-a-nonexistent-statistician) _2024-09-23 · Sharon Lohr · Blog - Sharon Lohr_ I tested how an AI system would evaluate the contributions of a prominent survey statistician. It created a new researcher.