I can't be the only one teaching online statistics this Spring. Last fall, I refreshed ALL of my discussion boards for my online version of Psychological Statistics. I haven't done so since 2020, and my students responded well to my new discussion topics, all of which are centered in statistical literacy and improving problem-solving with data. My first one is based on this old blog post about how residents of Houston used a Whataburger location map to figure out which parts of Houston were without electricity following Hurricane Meryl. Here is how I presented it to my students: You never know where valuable data visualizations will come from! For instance, following Hurricane Beryl, Texans used the Whataburger app to track power outages across Houston. Whataburger is a popular restaurant chain in the South. Its app has a feature where users can quickly see open or closed locations. Normally, this is used by hungry people to find the closest, open location. HOWEVER: There are S...