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The Mystery of Statistica: What the Owl Can Tell Us About an Enigmatic Paradox

Published by Trotzendorff

Once upon a time in the enchant­i­ng land of Sta­tis­ti­ca, there were two groups of ani­mals: the Crows and the Fox­es. The ani­mals in this land were known for their excep­tion­al skills in play­ing two very pop­u­lar games: Feath­erball and Fur­ball. The Crows and Fox­es loved to com­pete against each oth­er, and every year, they would gath­er to par­tic­i­pate in the Grand Sta­tis­ti­ca Tournament.

A woman seen from behind is running in a park.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on runners around the world

Published by Trotzendorff

You prob­a­bly have expe­ri­enced it your­self, or you may have read head­lines like this one: «Run­ning is enjoy­ing a boom because of the coro­n­avirus pan­dem­ic». And yes, it’s true. Gyms were closed. Spin class­es and boot camps had been can­celed. Peo­ple were stuck at home for most of the day for a long time. So run­ning has seen a boom dur­ing the coro­n­avirus pan­dem­ic. But what about the over­all sta­tis­tics? Did peo­ple run more dur­ing the pandemic?