Trib Talk: What the numbers say about Utah

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The Utah Effect - the Tribune's series of stories highlighting statistics that help explain the Beehive state - has revealed Utah as a state with a high number of alcohol-related deaths, a place where men outnumber women and one of the quietest states in the nation.

On Tuesday at 12:15 p.m., demographer Pam Perlich and Tribune reporter Matt Canham joins Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about how numbers can validate - or upend - conventional wisdom and what the data tells us about ourselves.

Watch this online video chat at sltrib.com. You can also join the discussion by sending questions and comments to the hashtag #TribTalk on Twitter and Google+ or texting 801-609-8059.

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