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Articles on statistics, company valuation, and survey methods.

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The Five Topics

Statistics for Investors

The statistics behind investing, worked on real data.

7 guidesBook · Valuation StudioBrowse the Topic

Valuation

Company valuation, worked from company filings.

13 guidesValuation StudioBrowse the Topic

Survey Methods and Analysis How-To

How surveys are weighted, adjusted, and read.

13 guidesAnalysis StudioBrowse the Topic

Small Area Estimation

Estimates for small places, where direct survey numbers run thin.

2 guidesSAE StudioBrowse the Topic

Maine by the Numbers

Maine in data, county by county.

Survey and resultsMaine MoodBrowse the Topic

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Free Resources

Sample Size Worksheet

A working spreadsheet for survey sample size: margins of error, design effects, and response rates, with the formulas in the cells.

Investor Statistics Cheat Sheet

A one-page reference for the statistics investors use most, with the formulas and worked figures.

Templates

Every Maineblock workbook and checklist in one place: the free downloads and the premium products.

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The Investor Stats Cheat Sheet

A free three-page PDF: breakeven win rates, stop-loss sizing, volatility drag, reverse valuation, and how to tell a real track record from noise. Plus new tools as they ship.