STATS
& THOUGHTS
Step-by-step guides on statistical approaches, the papers published which led me to them, and other problems that made me angry.
Interview: Michigan State study shows screen time can boost academic achievement
A couple weeks back I did a LIVE interview with Local 4 Detroit News about a paper myself and Dr. Keith Hampton published in Information, Communication & Society in June (2025) about adolescent screen time, academic achievement, and digital skills (find the full-text here or, for a brief overview, see my blog post here).
Rethinking “screen time”: How online play boosts students’ academic skills
Conversations about adolescent “screen time” often start and end with worry: time online must be stealing attention from school. Our new study asks a different question: What if some of that unstructured time on social media, video games, and general web browsing builds skills that help students do better in school?