Statistics—It’s not what you think it is.
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Roger Peng, Johns Hopkins University
July 02, 2014
What impact will extreme weather events—such as droughts, floods and heat waves—have on human health? That’s one question statistician Roger Peng is working to answer. Through statistics, he’s developing a better understanding of the health risks of climate change on vulnerable populations.
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