Why taxmen everywhere are watching Colorado’s marijuana industry
Imagine for a moment that you are an incumbent politician, living in the modern world…
Oz FlanaganMarch 20, 2014
The hot hand effect gets hot again
When statisticians make an appearance in the press or popular culture they are often portrayed…
Malevich in London – but is this art?
Statistics has a much smaller exposure to art than mathematics. The modern era has lost…
Mario Cortina Borja & Neal AlexanderMarch 14, 2014
A more intuitive way to post figure skating scores (and why Sotnikova deserved to win)
At Sochi, American NBC TV sports analyst Mary Carillo was asked what she would most…
Ray StefaniMarch 10, 2014
Famous writers just have more readers
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, 'Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different…
Mikhail SimkinMarch 6, 2014
The evolution of the modern census
In the UK, our government is currently looking at how the census should be conducted…
Thomas KingMarch 3, 2014
Predicting the 2014 Academy Awards
Another year brings another academy awards spectacle our way on Sunday March 2. The Oscar…
Oz FlanaganFebruary 24, 2014
Not every change is climate change
It's good living in Provence, the region in south-east France famous for its lifestyle, good…
Jordi PratsFebruary 21, 2014
Which gender has a better competitive balance in Grand Slam tennis?
The heat was on this January during the 2014 Australian Open with 40C temperatures putting…
Ray StefaniFebruary 18, 2014
Frog kissing. Or, why do we never learn?
A friend pointed me to this story about the average number of men (or rather…
Robin EvansFebruary 14, 2014
Can we predict our children’s blood group?
From childhood I have known my blood group to be AB – the rarest of…
John StephensonFebruary 11, 2014
Looking ahead to the Winter Olympics (by looking back)
Fans of broken ankles rejoice! The Winter Olympics - that quadrennial celebration of people flinging…
Michael WallaceFebruary 6, 2014
Is Warren Buffett poking fun at sports statisticians?
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Dan Gilbert's Quicken Loans are going to make this year’s…
Stephanie KovalchikFebruary 3, 2014
What does $4 million buy you at the Superbowl ad break?
The online technology revolution has set proverbial amongst the pigeons that make up the old…
Oz FlanaganJanuary 30, 2014
House prices and unemployment: a story of linked fortunes
The fluctuation in house prices is one of those topics that can occupy many pages…
Michael MernaghJanuary 28, 2014
The timeline of statistics
‘Study the past if you would define the future’ - Confucius. ‘The further back you…
Julian ChampkinJanuary 24, 2014
What effect do moderate gun control laws have on the murder rate?
On December 14, 2012, a young man carrying a Bushmaster XM15-E2S semi-automatic rifle shot his…
Mark GiusJanuary 21, 2014
Extreme unplugging: a home experiment to reduce the electric bill
If you thought you were thrifty, think again. TLC’s miniseries, Extreme Cheapskates, takes it to…
Patricia FoxJanuary 17, 2014
Statistics through the medium of dance
I’ve been teaching research methods in psychology for nearly 10 years now and it can…
Lucy IrvingJanuary 14, 2014
How Netflix is going beyond five stars
Awards season is in full swing and one of the biggest parties of the red…
Stephanie KovalchikJanuary 10, 2014
