My name is Brittany Alexander. I completed an undergraduate degree in Mathematics at Texas Tech University in May 2018. I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Statistics department at Texas A&M. My passion is statistics and how it affects the world around us, with a focus on political science. Currently, I am researching methods of predicting American elections and analyzing public opinion data in general. What I have learned in my research is that people may not understand statistics and the role they play in our lives. My goal is to educate people about basic statistical concepts like margin of error, correlation vs. causation, and why an average isn’t always the best way of finding the middle of a data set. Data is everywhere, from what TV shows we watch, to how many steps our fitness tracker records. I want to help you understand the world around you by explaining how you can use statistics in your daily life. This blog is mix of posts focusing on statistical education, and data-centric political and polling analysis with some posts at the intersection of the two. I try to use as little theory and math as possible in my explanations. My opinions are always my own, and I am committed to transparency in my political coverage.
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