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- Role: faculty
- Organization: Penn State University
- Position: Adjunct Instructor of Statistics
John Haubrick jhaub Adjunct Instructor of Statistics Penn State University
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Research and Statistics
Some basic sites to help better understand research, statistics and statistical analysis.
James E. Osler II, Ed.D.: Research Publications
This folder contains the in-depth research I've conducted as a professor in higher education. The research contained within are on a variety of subjects including (but not limited to): mathematics...
Alzheimer's (Motor Learning)
Alzheimer's affects 10 million baby boomers in the United States alone, but don't think that it only affects senior citizens. In fact, up to 5 percent of those affected have early onset Alzheimer'...
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United Nations Environmental Statistics
This is the UN's site where they report environmental statistics and how their methodology. These statistics include individual country statistics, including air and climate, waste, and energy.
Intersex "statistics"
This short site shows numbers and percentages of how common interest is, as well as other genitalia abnormalities. The statistics supposedly show that one in 1,666 births there is a person without ...
statistics on domestic violence
This article talks about some statistics about domestic violence rates. This relates to what we talked about in class because we talked about forms of domestic violence and how it happens. I though...
Cancer Statistics
Cancer statistics describe what happens in large groups of people and provide a picture in time of the burden of cancer on society. Statistics tell us things such as how many people are diagnosed w...
CVD statistics
I chose this article to relate when we talked about CVD and how it can effect different people and how it is more common in different ethnicity's. 1 in every 4 deaths in the US is caused from CVD. ...
Obesity Statistics
I liked reading this website because it gave me real statistics about the prevalence of obesity in childhood/adolescent, and adults alike. It also defined what the actual numbers were that defined ...
Anxiety Statistics
I think it is interesting to look at statistics and how different disorders affect society. I found this information to be shocking as way more people have anxiety than I expected. It shocked me th...
Sugar
Prior to reading this week's lecture and watching the documentary "Fed up" I have always known that too much sugar is bad for the body. The funny thing about sugar, is that, in our society most of...
Cost of hyponatremia
Some statistics about hyponatremia. I've been looking for statistics on how many people suffer from hyponatreamia as it might give a better feel about how serious it is. 1.1-2.1% of population does...
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will help you find the information about each career you research during your 6 week class. You can search in the right corner of the website
The Effects of Stress on your Body
In lecture this week, we learned that there are two types of stress; Eustress and Distress. This article specifically picked on the Distress side of every day stress and explained how our bodies re...
Cancer-Rogue Cells
This article gives some basic statistics regarding cancer incidence and mortality rates. I found it interesting that some of the statistics provided from National Geographic (a fairly reputable sou...
Violence in the United States
This post is about the statistics in the United States regarding violence. The statistics show different age ranges, types of violence and how they have been changing from year to year. This is a b...
Normal Sexual Behavior
I think that they whole essence of the article is what we talked about this week in lecture. I was interesting to see statistics for not just college students but also adults. What I really liked w...
ACEs Statistics
On the CDC website there is a lot of information you can find about ACEs. But I liked this page because it showed some statistics and demographics about who ACEs affects. It also has the ACEs test ...
(No) Condom Culture: Why Teens Aren’t Practicing Safe Sex
This article covers statistics about how many teens are using condoms or having protected sex. In the 1990's, condom usage peaked at 60% but has been unable to climb higher since, and has even drop...
Sexual Motivations and Engagement in Sexual Behavior During the Transition to College
This article/study goes over statistics and motivations of sex in early college transitional years. It states that sexual behavior naturally increases from the start of college to six months in. I ...
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Statistics
The NCADV has provided statistics on the frequency of domestic violence, rape, stalking, homicide, and other topics. Both women and men are about equally likely to suffer from physical violence fro...
Overweight and Obesity Statistics
This website provides a lot of facts about overweight individuals and obesity in the United States. This website aims to inform the public about the commonality of these issues and the dangers of i...
Trees and Your Environment
This is a website page that denotes the exact statistics of how trees help us breath and reduce the greenhouse effect. It talks on direct statistics from trusted sources on how big the U.S. tree sy...
The Effects of Stress on your Body
In lecture this week, we learned that there are two types of stress; Eustress and Distress. This article specifically picked on the Distress side of every day stress and explained how our bodies re...
Overweight & Obesity Statistics
I found this article to go well with what we discussed in class about obesity. This article is super interesting as it has some more statistics on obesity. In the article it has a chart that compar...
Overweight & Obesity Statistics
I found this article to go well with what we discussed in class about obesity. This article is super interesting as it has some more statistics on obesity. In the article it has a chart that compar...
Overweight & Obesity Statistics
In this week's lecture, we discussed the topic of overweight and obesity. I found this article that lays out statistics in the United States of those that are overwewight and/or Obese.
Obesity: Facts and Statistics
This article talks about all of the facts and statistics of obesity. It is honestly very sad to see how prevalent obesity is in the United States.
Chronic Disease Statistics
This government website (the Center for Disease Control and Prevention) provides recent statistics on a wide variety of chronic diseases.
Almost Every Egyptian Woman Is Subjected to Sexual Harrasment
This article goes into depth on the huge epidemic that is found in Egypt in regards to violence against women. This article gives statistics that make you jump out of your sit, such as 99% of women...
Chronic Disease Stats
This article provides more detailed statistics on the chronic diseases that are prevalent in the United States. It also breaks down the costs of chronic diseases in the United States by looking at ...
Outlook for dietitians
Every year, the bureau of labor statistics publishes data on average income for careers. There is 20% expected growth in the profession. According to the Academy, we will not meet the demand for di...
Items Tagged with "Statistics"
The Necessity For Microloans in Rural China
I found this article while researching the need for microloans in developing countries. I had studied the Grameen Bank Programs in India and was intrigued that its majority were businesswomen. So, ...
If you eat food, watch this.
Amazing TED talk on what we are putting into our bodies. Highly recommended for anyone and EVERYONE who eats food. Period. 20 min that just may change your life.
Comments Matching "Statistics"
This is an interesting take on statistics and the underlying assumptions made by many. While it can be easy for people to bag on statistics as "made up," it is very possible for people to accuratel...
This article describes cancer in the United States and offers statistics showing up how many new people are diagnosed with and will die from cancer each year and even offers a prediction of how man...
I think this article makes it seem as though NCAA athletes are better than they seem. Like Dr. Reiss said in class, many athletes will say they do not use certain things and still use them. I reall...
This is a really good post as it comes from an actual research brief. It is relevant to what we have been learning in class as it talks directly about the ACES we have learned about including divor...
This link about cardiovascular disease (CVD) is directly relatable to the topic of chronic diseases this week in lecture, as it is the most prevalent chronic disease and number 1 killer. This websi...
in my opinion the most interesting thing that I found in this article is all the statistics they found for the adverse childhood experiences and what they are doing to address the problem based on ...
Today sports and overall athletics studies relay on performance statistics, such as number of kicks, number of tackles etc. These data contain a diversity of variables an conditions that can affec...
This source strongly pertains to the course topic of congenital defects that we have been discussing in class this week. The source not only states the statistics for each congenital defect, but al...
And is the series "Ancient Aliens"? Really like that show. Not as far fetched as you might imagine if you just apply some basic logic and statistics to the universe.
Not all of these facts were surprising to me, except I had no idea that arthritis is the number one cause of disability. I like this article and it gives good statistics in my opinion.
This was a really interesting video. It referred to some of the things we spoke of in class but it was also very interesting to learn how the tumor develops and grows in the body. The statistics at...
Hearing all of the statistics is scary. I have a friend who suffered with self-esteem and it resulted in anorexia. She wouldn't eat and instead would run on average ten miles a day. Her brothers we...
I definiltey agree, I appreciate the way chris paul leads because he does lead by example, and when he struggles he is the first to admit and man up to his mistakes. By him being renowned as the be...
This topic is a topic that is current and a future topic for my course because it discusses the plight of our children. It gives statistics about children not participating in gym class. This is ...
Exercise is the best type of medicine for our bodies to improve its daily functions. Eating healthy, and sleeping is of course ahead of exercise, but its right behind them. The statistics in this s...
It probably did work, but of course those that chose not to smoke or drink aren't included in any statistics!!
Yes I did see that movie, good recall! This does present an interesting thought experiment on programing rationality versus moral reasoning. It may be rational to save a child that runs into the st...
The link takes you to a short article that is packed with alarming statistics about the state of our nation's nutrition status, physical activity levels, and obesity rates. It is a part of their "...
In class this week, we discussed a lot about STI's. One that we didn't get to cover a lot was HSV. This article was published on oct 28,2015 so this information is very new. It is recorded that ...
This is a great peer reviewed article explaining gender labeling. It uses statistics to back up how gender labeling can occur at a very early age.
I really like this article and how it talks about a different perspective with the juvenile justice system. Very interesting information and statistics!
This article was really interesting, and did a great job in describing ACE and how it has effected juvenile girls, and the justice system. On top of that, the charted picture broke down the statist...
As we discussed chronic disease and the fact they are the leading cause of death in the US I looked up statistics about them and found this article. In 2012 over 117 million people had had at least...
A great educational article full of visual statistics of how stress effects us. Emphasizes the importance of emotional support from peers.
This article is relevant because it focuses on how the consumption of coffee can reduce the potential cirrhosis of the liver. This article took statistics from nine other studies and determined tha...
I think this appropriate for what we talked about this week because it discusses social constraints based a lot on physical characteristics. It makes me wonder what the statistics are for girls par...
Seeing as we just heard about the law being passed not allowing people to investigate the way animals are being treated makes me worry that articles like this will not be coming out as much. I wor...
This week is relevant to this weeks lecture because we talked about how exercise can limit obesity. This article focuses more on the affects of obesity and the rates its affecting people. One quest...
I really enjoyed reading this article! It has a lot of information on what we have discussed throughout this past week, but it goes into even more detail. I thought the statistics on the strength t...
Interesting to read statistics about how not only our nation but all nations are significantly declining in children's health. Nice to not just here when we were kids we had to do this and that, b...
I love statistics with visual graphs because they really put things into a perspective for the average individual. This epidemic is one of the hardest to break down and diminish because the majorit...
Another great article of statistics revolving chronic diseases, what cause them, health factors, ways to assess these factors, and chronic illnesses. I love these types of articles because they rea...
This content provides valuable information for possible symptoms to look carefully at. This article provides statistics that give the article more credibility.
This article on a study of fetal alcohol syndrome emphasizes how risky it is to drink while pregnant. It gives specific statistics and examples of the risks that are associated with this syndrome is.
This week we learned about Addiction.It is important to understand that there are my factors to consider when looking at addiction. This short article gives facts and statistics about alcohol and d...
This week we also learned about the Cardiovascular system. It was interesting to learn that CVD is becoming the leading cause of deaths compared to the the next three leading causes of death. This...
This website provides great information about rotator cuff injuries including signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. The statistics show how common a problem this is and education is vitally...
This article pertains to what we talked about this week in depression. How depression can be a huge influence for someone to commit suicide. This is important for me to post because friends and fam...
This was a very interesting article pertaining to this weeks class and I liked how it talked about the statistics of 4-5 percent of birth defects are caused by teratogens.
This article is definitely a great example of how extrinsic factors can affect the development of the fetus. Not only does it talk about the symptoms of FAC, what defects it causes and what it is, ...
