Another message from a student asked what classes would be important to take when minoring in computer assisted research and reporting. This list serves as a great outreach for journalists. It seemed that there were so many diverse people on the list that nearly any puzzling questions could be answered by some one. The presidential election was a major hot topic on the CARR mailing list. Members on the list stressed how the election made it clear that journalists must have basic statistical knowledge when reporting.
Statistical accuracy is very important.
One member shared some analysis he had done regarding Palm Beach county. The e-mail included several graphs analyzing voting percentages of Buchanan, Gore, and Bush. All the emails regarding the election were very interesting. The CARR list was very professional and friendly. Users responded to one another s questions very timely.