Questions tagged [statistics]
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Why is there such a high uncertainty about the death toll in the Sudanese civil war?
According to this article (cited by Wikipedia article on the Sudanese civil war):
“We literally don’t know how many people have died, possibly to a factor of 10 or 15. The number was mentioned ...
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What percentage of people in each nation have ever been incarcerated or are currently incarcerated?
Statistics of the number of people currently incarcerated (in prison, jail, brigs, confinement, detention, etc.) per nation are readily available for many nations. This is commonly referred to as a ...
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Data on Palestinian and Israeli casualties by years
I am looking for data on Palestinian and Israeli casualties in the past - from 1948 (creation of Israel) or earlier to our days, preferably in a downloadable form.
One of the questions that I find ...
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Are there more reliable sources for the death toll in the Israel–Hamas war than the Gaza Health Ministry?
On 25 October, US President Joe Biden stated he had "no confidence" in
the death totals reported by the Gaza Health Ministry.[62][63] In
response, Human Rights Watch stated that after three ...
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How many alleged Islamists does Spain deport or extradite in a year, roughly?
El Pais:
Benhalima requested asylum in Spain, but Spain – which was the first country in the West to show its support for the Algerian regime when the protests broke out – refused his request. The ...
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Are there statistics on how many people support or oppose vaccine mandates in the US by vaccination status?
Is there a fairly recent study showing how many people in the US support or oppose vaccine mandates broken down by vaccination status (how many vaccinated or unvaccinated people support or oppose ...
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Are there an unusual number of statistical ties in politics, and if so, why?
Presumably in a large sample (here being cases, not people), some will be statistical ties and some not. For example, the senate is in a statistical tie, as is Pennsylvania and Brazil, and many others,...
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Is there any good source of Hungary's legislative statistics?
Specifically, I am interested in figuring out the following pieces of information:
How many times have the parliament voted on legislative acts since the Orban government since 2010;
How many acts ...
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How would I find Ancestry/Ethnicity data by state on Census.gov?
I am trying to find out, on a state-by-state (city/county as well, if possible) basis, what the population makeup is based on ancestry/ethnicity (i.e. Polish). For example, "what percentage of ...
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Why are education and poverty strongly correlated in South Africa?
As you can read in this statistics paper, in South Africa, the share of individuals attending school and the share of low-income women-led households is strongly correlated. Why?
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What are the usual ways to measure "government self-serving expense"?
I have a pet statistic: for Brazil, the price of congress per year equals 0.1% of the GNP (see the cost of congress and the GNP)
I figure that either someone already uses this statistic, and is ...
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Why is the total fertility rate so low in Puerto Rico?
The World Bank estimate of 2018 puts the Puerto Rico which is ranked separately from the U.S. in 199th place out of 185 sovereign states and 15 separately listed dependencies in total fertility rate (...
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Did the 2022 Southend West by-election set a record for the highest number of spoilt ballots in a Parliamentary election?
The 2022 Southend West by-election was held on February 3rd, to elect a replacement for the previous incumbent Sir David Amess, who was murdered while attending a constituency surgery in October 2021. ...
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Why did the world average CO_2 emissions per capita dip in the 1990s? [closed]
According to this chart, per-capita CO_2 emissions in the world peaked in the late 1980s, then dipped quickly, and did not reach their 1989 level again until 2011.
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How big a short term debt ceiling increase is McConnell agreeing to?
Senate Republicans have thus far refused to raise the debt ceiling, which needs to be raised by October 18 to prevent the US Government from defaulting on the national debt. They have been insisting ...
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