Pandemics and exponential growth
Photo by Mihály Köles on UnsplashDuring his 26 March call into "The Sean Hannity Show"…
James J. CochranApril 21, 2020
Visualising the pandemic: interviews with data journalists covering Covid-19
Photo by Brian McGowan on UnsplashIn many parts of the world, the outcome of the…
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Italian mobility
Photo by David T on UnsplashThe pandemic of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) triggered by the SARS-CoV-2…
Francesco Finazzi and Alessandro FassòApril 16, 2020
A statistician’s guide to coronavirus numbers
Photo by Isaac Quesada on UnsplashThe Royal Statistical Society’s Statistical Ambassadors have collated an essential…
RSS Statistical AmbassadorsApril 9, 2020
Increasing testing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 by pooling specimens
Photo by CDC on UnsplashCough, fever, and difficulty breathing are all symptoms for Covid-19, but…
ChristopherApril 9, 2020
Why we need more coronavirus tests than we think
Photo by Vincent Ghilione on UnsplashIn the US, President Trump has said that testing for…
James J. CochranApril 9, 2020
How many people are infected with Covid-19?
Photo by Zhang Kenny on UnsplashIn order to answer the most pressing questions we have…
Tarak ShahApril 9, 2020
How do epidemiologists know how many people will get Covid-19?
How many people are infected now with the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2? How many will be…
Patrick BallApril 9, 2020
Covid-19 index of articles
At this time of pandemic, the news media is flooded with reports of coronavirus cases,…
Brian TarranApril 9, 2020
What to make of the coronavirus “mortality rate”? Communicating risk effectively
Photo by Markus Spiske on UnsplashLanguage is powerful, and how we use it subconsciously shapes…
Narcyz GhineaApril 9, 2020
A history of the census: an interview with author Andrew Whitby
Welcome to another instalment of Significance magazine’s new “In conversation with…” series of audio interviews.…
Brian TarranApril 6, 2020
Presidents of the Caucus for Women in Statistics, 1971–2021
Many prominent women statisticians have served as presidents of the Caucus for Women in Statistics…
Amanda L. GolbeckMarch 5, 2020
A story about a tiny bot
Photo by Rock'n Roll Monkey on UnsplashThe prediction of the stock market is without question…
Marco Antonio Andrade BarreraFebruary 19, 2020
Why 2020 is a “magic year”
Photo by Evie S. on UnsplashLet me tell you something: 2020 is a magic year.…
Alan JacksonJanuary 16, 2020
In conversation with… Michael Wallace
Following our forays into podcasting last year, in 2020 we plan to bring you more…
Brian TarranJanuary 15, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
