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Blog on Statistics by Andrew Gelman, a professor of statistics and political science and director » Blog on Statistics by Andrew Gelman, a professor of statistics and political science and director of the Applied Statistics Center at Columbia University. He has received the Outstanding Statistical Application award from the American Statistical Association.

This is a subreddit for the discussion of statistical theory, software and application This is a subreddit for the discussion of statistical theory, software and application.

Looking for elementary statistics help? You’ve come to the right place. Statistics How To has » Looking for elementary statistics help? You’ve come to the right place. Statistics How To has more than 1,000 articles and hundreds of videos for elementary statistics, probability, AP statistics and advanced statistics topics.

FlowingData explores how statisticians, designers, and computer scientists are using data to help » FlowingData explores how statisticians, designers, and computer scientists are using data to help us understand more about ourselves and surroundings, mainly through visualization.

I write about applications of data and analytical techniques like statistical modelling and » I write about applications of data and analytical techniques like statistical modelling and simulation to real-world situations. I show how to access and use data, and provide examples of analytical products and the code that produced them.

A blog by John. D Cook, statistician, mathematician, consultant, manager and professor. While not » A blog by John. D Cook, statistician, mathematician, consultant, manager and professor. While not all posts are directly concerned with statistics, they are all typically engaging and worthwhile.

Win-Vector Blog is a data science blog which gives tips and tricks for using R programming in » Win-Vector Blog is a data science blog which gives tips and tricks for using R programming in data science.

Revolutions is a blog dedicated to news and information of interest to members of the R community » Revolutions is a blog dedicated to news and information of interest to members of the R community. Follow to keep up with daily news about using open source R for data analysis, predictive modeling, data science, and visualization.

A French university professor blogs about statistics (mostly of the computational and Bayesian » A French university professor blogs about statistics (mostly of the computational and Bayesian variety), climbing, travel, running, books, and fatherhood. Occasionally reviews books on statistics as well. Definitely worth checking out.

An analytics blog covering issues in data science including R and Python tutorials and » An analytics blog covering issues in data science including R and Python tutorials and interviews with analytics practitioners

Comments on using statistical thinking in current events, by Kaiser Fung, author of "Numbers » Comments on using statistical thinking in current events, by Kaiser Fung, author of "Numbers Rule Your World: the hidden influence of probability and statistics in everything you do"

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is the UK's only professional and learned society devoted » The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is the UK's only professional and learned society devoted to the interests of statistics and statisticians. It is also one of the most influential and prestigious statistical societies in the world. The Society has an international membership, and is active in a wide range of areas both directly and indirectly pertaining to the study and application of statistics.

The blog of Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, president of the online statistics education company The Julia » The blog of Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, president of the online statistics education company The Julia Group, is attractively designed and frequently updated. Interesting, well written, and generally accessible reflections on statistics, mathematics, technology and other related topics are the norm.

"Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability » "Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write." - H.G. Wells

A collaborative blog by several law and political science professors brings an empirically and » A collaborative blog by several law and political science professors brings an empirically and statistically based perspective to legal studies. Posts typically discuss new research in empirical legal scholarship and empirical claims in the news and politics in a broadly accessible way. Especially of interest to those curious about the intersection of stats and the law.

Crunching numbers so you don't have to Crunching numbers so you don't have to.