Using pig die and simulation to explore probability and expected values

We present a variant of the Game of Pig to introduce the concepts of probability, simulation and expected value.     

Grief enriched us: a model of perinatal loss support

This article provides an example of the clinical application of one of the Lamaze International's Institute for Normal Birth evidence-based care practices. The practice of keeping mother and baby together, even in unusual circumstances, enhances family relationships and provides for positive lifetime memories.     

Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries

With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Aspen Institute undertook a multi-year project to bring together thought leaders and experts from different sectors, including libraries, to consider the challenges, opportunities and trends that will influence the future of public libraries in the United States. The resulting report, Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries, was issued in October 2014. The Aspen Institute has embarked upon an ambitious program to ensure that the report will be used in communities across the country and at state and national levels to promote the transformation and sustainability of this important community resource.     

WHAT THE PUBLIC THINKS ABOUT HOW WE KNOW WHAT IT IS THINKING

In his 1987 presidential address to the annual AAPOR meeting,J. Ronald Milavsky stated that ‘we need to start payingmore attention to the public's estimate of the worth of surveyresearch’ (1987, p. 447), but the literature shows littleresponse to that call. Historically, broad-stroked conclusionsabout public attitudes have been positive, but the data arescanty and there has been little analysis of the structure ofopinions. In this study, we take a step in examining what thepublic thinks about how we know what it is thinking. In additionto standard direct questions about the accuracy and frequencyof polls, we developed indirect measures designed to tap attitudesabout polling as a mechanism in policy representation. Our evidencesuggests that poll confidence is multi-dimensional and thatthe indirect questions provide insights not apparent when peopleare asked directly about polling. We suggest additional researchpaths to explore the nature, sources, and implications of bothpositive and negative dimensions to attitudes about public policypolls.