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LATEST ISSUE
May 2025 volume 22 issue 3
NOTEBOOK
News
US federal data drama, climate terminology, USAID cuts and more
UK Statistical Assembly
An insider’s look at the debut of a transformative new initiative
Puzzle
An evening of bridge
Plus the solution to “The wisdom of crowds”
Editorial
Aren’t you the lucky one?
PERSPECTIVES
Bad stats
Our regular series revisiting well-known statistical screw-ups. This issue: randomised non-comparative trials
Book review
Standard Deviations by Gary Smith, reviewed by Sara Stoudt
Letters
Significance readers respond to recent articles
Crossword
Power Outage, by Sam Buttrey. Plus the solution to last issue’s crossword
Questions answered
Stephanie Howarth, Chief Statistician for Wales
STATSCOMM
The Monty Hall paradox and medicine
Understanding the classic puzzle via a practical application for medicine
FEATURES
Titanic survival
New analysis challenges old assumptions about the famous tragedy
Extreme weather
The second in an occasional series of climate change explainers
Luck vs skill in prediction tournaments
Why don’t the best forecasters always win?
Winning on the golf course
Does a third round lead always predict victory?
Mary Eleanor Spear
The career and legacy of a US government draftswoman turned data visualisation pioneer
Kanti Mardia
Meet the man behind the Mardia Prize
Book extract: Proof by Adam Kucharski
Learn how milk, beer and tea led to statistical breakthroughs in this extract from Adam Kucharski’s new book
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