2019 - Significance magazine

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How well did an algorithm perform at the 2019 Rugby World Cup?

My previous Significance article outlined statistical-based forecasts for the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) by…

Niven WinchesterNovember 14, 2019

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The real winner of the last five Rugby World Cups

Photo by James Coleman on UnsplashNow that the dust has settled on the 2019 Rugby…

Ray StefaniNovember 14, 2019

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A World War II investigation, updated for the modern era

Brian TarranOctober 9, 2019

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Opioids in the USA: Summary statistics

Editor's note: This table is published as supplementary material to the article "Opioids in the…

Brian TarranSeptember 11, 2019

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Who will win the 2019 Rugby World Cup?

Photo by Hanson Lu on UnsplashWill the New Zealand All Blacks win their third successive…

Niven WinchesterSeptember 9, 2019

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Significance at the RSS Conference

Significance is in Belfast from 2-5 September for the 2019 RSS Conference. As part of…

Brian TarranAugust 30, 2019

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Podcast series: Significance + Stats and Stories at JSM

For this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings, Significance was delighted to partner with the Stats and…

Brian TarranAugust 12, 2019

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Significance at the Joint Statistical Meetings

Significance is currently in Denver, Colorado, for the 2019 Joint Statistical Meetings. We have a…

Brian TarranJuly 27, 2019

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Winner announced for early-career writing award

UPDATE: “The flying bomb and the actuary”, by Liam Shaw and Luke Shaw, was last night…

Brian TarranJuly 12, 2019

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Oscar times and trend lines – online figures

Below are the two figures referenced in the letter "Oscar times and trend lines" by Jay…

Brian TarranJuly 3, 2019

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The ties that bind: A moment-ratio diagram for probability distributions

A moment-ratio diagram allows a modeller to see several probability distributions at one time. The…

Lawrence M. Leemis and Raghu PasupathyJune 20, 2019

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The Brexit debate and the prosecutor’s fallacy

Politics is, by definition, adversarial. Its systems are designed to bring together people with competing…

Gianluca BaioJune 11, 2019

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Book review: Superior, by Angela D. Saini

“The key to understanding the meaning of race is understanding power,” writes Angela D. Saini.…

Olivia Varley WinterJune 7, 2019

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LGBT+ resources for statisticians and data scientists

Photo by Steve Johnson on UnsplashIn professional and classroom settings, we strive to communicate the…

DonnaMay 30, 2019

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Topics of interest for forthcoming issues

The Significance Editorial Board meets three times a year to discuss topics of interest for…

Brian TarranApril 23, 2019

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Statistics in court: Incorrect probabilities

Although both the law and statistical theory have foundations that rest on formal rules and…

Jim Norton and George DivineApril 9, 2019

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Statistics in court: An interview with a juror

Statisticians have a crucial role to play in ensuring fairness and justice in the legal…

Kelly H. ZouApril 9, 2019

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Evidence of uncertainty: An introduction to our April 2019 special issue

In the heyday of television shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic science seemed not…

Brian TarranApril 2, 2019

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Probably maybe: Ice cream variation

Photo by Mark Cruz on UnsplashThe saying goes that “probabilities are counter-intuitive”. A simple problem…

Christoforos Anagnostopoulos and Spiros DoxiadisMarch 20, 2019

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Preventing cancer: mere rhetoric or a promising plan?

Photo by Ken Treloar on UnsplashIn December 1971, two years after the successful Apollo 11…

Mats Julius Stensrud and Morten ValbergFebruary 13, 2019