Would you like to use more statistics in your articles? Are you intimidated by them? Here is a good primer to get a basic understanding of the terminology involved. This post is geared specifically for writers and goes over things such as sample sizes, margin of error and data analysis. Statistics are a great tool for the writer, so if you are a little nervous about using them, this resource can help give you a better grip on the whole thing.

The article is part of a site by Robert Niles, a very interesting gentleman who has some impressive credits under his belt. A graduate of Northwestern University, Niles has made a terrific niche for himself in the industry as a writer (and more) and his other site, SensibleTalk.com offers some truly intelligent thoughts and entries on a variety of subjects that will interest writers. You’ll see everything from “cracking the local suburban market” to “questions reporters ought to ask political candidates”.

This site is truly outstanding, and fairly new–so it’s one to watch. I found myself spending far more time on it than I do on most sites…a ringing endorsement since I have the attention span of a gnat when it comes to web pages! It has to be exceptional to grab me…