Archive Mind the gap: the digital divide and digital inclusion Internet use is transforming almost every aspect of our public, private and work life. More…David HirstSeptember 15, 2015
Archive How has the sharing economy changed job security? There has been a great deal of attention given to the development of the 'sharing…Ian BrinkleySeptember 3, 2015
Archive How has the sharing economy changed job security? There has been a great deal of attention given to the development of the 'sharing…Ian BrinkleySeptember 1, 2015
Archive Who will win the Rugby World Cup? As Yogi Berra, once said: ‘It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future’. Like…Niven WinchesterAugust 27, 2015
Archive How do you measure disaster risk? In September this year, the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will come to an end…Julia HallAugust 25, 2015
Archive How to identify goal scoring ability in football The transfer market in football is a strange beast. For anyone who doesn't know how…Ian McHale & Łukasz SzczepańskiAugust 19, 2015
Archive House prices: regional variations and the impact of Help-to-Buy 'House prices in England and Wales hit record high’ ran a headline from last month…Oz FlanaganAugust 14, 2015
Archive Has the hot hand effect finally been proven? A popular belief among sportswriters and broadcasters says that a team that's been successful, should…Phil BirnbaumAugust 3, 2015
Archive Where is Donald Trump’s statistician? When Donald Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States, he included a…Carlos Alberto Gómez GrajalesJuly 30, 2015
Archive One football referee makes every judgement decision, is that absurd? In last week’s Gold Cup semi-final between Mexico and Panama, Mexico escaped with a 2-1…Michael J. LopezJuly 27, 2015
Archive Are we accepting austerity? When the government says times are tough and cuts have to be made, we expect…Naomi JonesJuly 20, 2015
Archive Too many flats, not enough houses? The geography of London’s new housing The UK is currently experiencing climbing property prices and a growing housing demand coupled with…Alasdair RaeJuly 9, 2015
Archive Welcome to DotCity: a game about demography, built using R Statisticians swear by R. The programming language is described by Tal Galili of the R-Statistics…Brian TarranJuly 2, 2015
Archive Tinkering with how we measure child poverty won’t help end it There has been no real change in the proportion of children living in poverty in…Jonathan BradshawJuly 1, 2015
Archive Will this century see a devastating meteor strike? On 30 June 1908, a meteor with a diameter of up to 180 metres exploded…Brian TarranJune 30, 2015
Archive Electoral bias in the UK after the general election After the shock result of the UK’s 2015 general election, one could forgive Labour and…Charles Pattie & Ron JohnstonJune 26, 2015
Archive Is innovation faltering – or is GDP? In a recent New York Times column, economist Paul Krugman raises the spectre of a…Andrew WhitbyJune 23, 2015
Archive Duckworth-Lewis has had a good innings in cricket, is it time for it to retire? The second one day cricket international between England and New Zealand was heading towards an…Ian PrestonJune 19, 2015
Archive It could be you? Perhaps, but lottery success just got more complicated Fans of watching balls spin around had something to ponder yesterday as the UK's National…Michael WallaceJune 17, 2015
Archive Official stats mask extent of domestic violence in the UK Research has found that the rate of violent crime is 60% higher than official statistics…Sylvia WalbyJune 15, 2015