Statistics

The figures behind the acts of giving (Financial Times)

7 Jul 2008

It was the curious combination of former US presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush that first drew Carol Adelman into the fraught debate on the generosity of US giving. And it was Google that helped push her into gathering regular statistics to back up her instincts.

NANCY VAUGHAN: Giving statistics document American generosity (The Herald Bulletin)

7 Jul 2008

Giving USA just released giving statistics for 2007, reporting a record $306.4 billion given to charities, an increase of 3.9 percent that shrinks to 1 percent after adjustment for inflation. However, any increase is tremendous and supports the historically generous nature of Americans.

Wimbledon-Statistics for Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer (Reuters.co.uk)

6 Jul 2008

July 6 (Reuters) - Match statistics for Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal's 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7 win over Switzerland's top seed Roger Federer in the men's singles final at Wimbledon on Sunday.