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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

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The hot hand effect gets hot again

When statisticians make an appearance in the press or popular culture they are often portrayed…

Stephanie KovalchikMarch 18, 2014

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Predicting the 2014 Academy Awards

Another year brings another academy awards spectacle our way on Sunday March 2. The Oscar…

Oz FlanaganFebruary 24, 2014

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The timeline of statistics

‘Study the past if you would define the future’ - Confucius. ‘The further back you…

Julian ChampkinJanuary 24, 2014

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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

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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

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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

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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