statistics - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Sun, 29 Jun 2014 19:20:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 The 10 Most Expensive States to Live In https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/06/the-10-most-expensive-states-to-live-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-10-most-expensive-states-to-live-in Sun, 29 Jun 2014 23:00:33 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7844 As you grow older and think about the different places you could possibly move to, a few options regularly come up –  Florida?  Arizona? Tennessee? The primary focus tends to be on taxes, and how big of a hit your retirement nest egg could take every year if you choose the wrong state to retire […]

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]]> What is your favorite number? (Don’t tell us, we already know) https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/04/what-is-your-favorite-number-dont-tell-us-we-already-know/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-your-favorite-number-dont-tell-us-we-already-know Wed, 09 Apr 2014 23:00:00 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7606 There’s a reason that magicians and casinos both can fool you and take your money. It’s all about the math.  The probability.  The statistics. It’s about identifying the key common trait that everybody has, but is afraid to admit.  If a magician asks you to pick a card, which card do you always pick?  Do […]

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]]> How to win a billion dollars with your NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/03/how-to-win-a-billion-dollars-with-your-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-bracket/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-win-a-billion-dollars-with-your-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-bracket Sun, 16 Mar 2014 23:00:31 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7436 By now, you’ve likely heard about Warren Buffett’s offer to pay out ONE BILLION DOLLARS to the person who registers and wins a 100% PERFECT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET.   (Note that they are not allowed to use the term “March Madness”, as Yahoo! Sports and Quicken Loans are not official sponsors of the tournament. So what are […]

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]]> You have better odds of winning the lottery than you do in winning Scrabble https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/11/you-have-better-odds-of-winning-the-lottery-than-you-do-in-winning-scrabble/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-have-better-odds-of-winning-the-lottery-than-you-do-in-winning-scrabble Sun, 10 Nov 2013 00:00:51 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7019 If you’ve ever played a game of Scrabble, you probably fall into one of two categories of players:  those that can always figure out a way to play a seven-letter word on a Triple Word Score (and typically win a game by more than 200 points), or you struggle determining where to place an “E” […]

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]]> NFL Quarterbacks’ most popular passing locations https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/09/nfl-quarterbacks-most-popular-passing-locations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nfl-quarterbacks-most-popular-passing-locations Sat, 07 Sep 2013 23:00:50 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6771 Now that NFL football season is here, let’s take a look at some more interesting information that could help you in your future career as an NFL Talent Agent as you work your Fantasy Football team up. QB Cam Newton The quarterback has to either run, pass, or hand off the ball to a teammate […]

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]]> If you’re reading this right now, chances are you didn’t win the lottery https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/11/if-youre-reading-this-right-now-chances-are-you-didnt-win-the-lottery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-youre-reading-this-right-now-chances-are-you-didnt-win-the-lottery Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:53 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5635 So we hear that you may have bought a lottery ticket or two recently, hoping to maybe win big. Hey – it could happen. It only takes one set of numbers to win, right?  And somebody’s going to win the lottery eventually – it can’t keep growing forever without a winner, as that would end […]

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]]> Facts Behind the Social Media Revolution https://thewebgangsta.com/2009/08/facts-behind-the-social-media-revolution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facts-behind-the-social-media-revolution Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:00:18 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=1425 Web Watch hopes that sometime over the past month, you have seen this video, entitled SOCIAL MEDIA REVOLUTION, asking if social media (such as Twitter or Facebook) or other electronic transactions are here to stay, or just a fad. Looking at the statistics we saw earlier, Twitter is still bordering on fad. If you haven’t […]

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