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<title>Five-statistician family writes improbable textbook</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 8, 2012) Statistics isn&apos;t exactly the sexiest subject in school—for people who aren&apos;t mathematically inclined, taking a statistics class usually means doing a lot of equations that don&apos;t seem to have any relevance to your life, and then then forgetting everything you learned almost immediately. Now, a family of statisticians has written a new text book that&apos;s looking to change that reputation, by teaching statistics in a different way. Patti Fraser Lock and her husband, Robin Lock, are both professors at St. Lawrence University—and their three grown children are also statisticians. Their book is called &quot;Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data&quot;—A little nod to the five co-authors. It focuses on how statistics plays out in real life situations, not just on paper. The five Locks wrote the book over a few years, including a summer spent working in the family home in Hannawa Falls. Nora Flaherty asked Patti Lock what it was like having all her kids back home and working together. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20767/20121108/five-statistician-family-writes-improbable-textbook">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Statistics isn&apos;t exactly the sexiest subject in school—for people who aren&apos;t mathematically inclined, taking a statistics class usually means doing a lot of equations that don&apos;t seem to have any relevance to your life, and then then forgetting everything you learned almost immediately. Now, a family of statisticians has written a new text book that&apos;s looking to change that reputation, by teaching statistics in a different way. Patti Fraser Lock and her husband, Robin Lock, are both professors at St. Lawrence University—and their three grown children are also statisticians. Their book is called &quot;Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data&quot;—A little nod to the five co-authors. It focuses on how statistics plays out in real life situations, not just on paper. The five Locks wrote the book over a few years, including a summer spent working in the family home in Hannawa Falls. Nora Flaherty asked Patti Lock what it was like having all her kids back home and working together. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20767/20121108/five-statistician-family-writes-improbable-textbook">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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