http://tags.library.upenn.edu/tag/stats+news PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/27861 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/27861 <span class="body">Since its founding in 1994, the non-profit, non-partisan Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) has become a much-valued resource on the use and abuse of science and statistics in the media. Our goals are to correct scientific misinformation in the media resulting from bad science, politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge; and to act as a resource for journalists and policy makers on major scientific issues and controversies. </span>