Risk-based prescribing: why you might not get the medicine you need
A statistical risk-scoring system is used by UK doctors when considering whether to prescribe certain…
Susan WattJanuary 13, 2025
Algorithm wars: X, Bluesky and black boxes
The original Twitter/X algorithm had a sound statistical background, but has shifted drastically throughout 2024.…
Hospital league tables: a statistician’s view
Hospital league tables could be returning to the UK. On the 21st anniversary of the…
Sheila M. BirdDecember 2, 2024
Statistics and the Nobel Prize: partners in excellence?
Statistical ideas are linked to various Nobel Prizes, but are too rarely acknowledged. It's time…
Miguel de CarvalhoNovember 12, 2024
Which Premier League team has the most impactful fans?
From Liverpool to Wolverhampton Wanderers, teams in the English Premier League often credit their fans'…
Fabio FeserOctober 25, 2024
US election: the polls are tight, but are they right?
US polling houses have taken a battering in the last three US elections, with public…
Ole J. ForsbergOctober 8, 2024
Magic: The Gathering – Are you cheating?
Players of the fantasy trading card game Magic: The Gathering can arrange their deck of…
Mark Louie F. RamosSeptember 19, 2024
Testing times for trials in developing countries
How do we navigate the tricky ethical landscape surrounding clinical trials in developing countries? Hayley…
Hayley BennettAugust 14, 2024
Democracy in the UK: has female representation improved?
What does data show us about female representation in UK democracy? An exploration of gender…
Joseph Lam, Julian Stander and Mario Cortina BorjaAugust 1, 2024
AI: statisticians must have a seat at the table
Are there enough traditional statisticians – rather than data analysts – working in the tech…
Stylianos Kampakis & Shirley ColemanJune 14, 2024
Post Office scandal: prosecutions data should have been a red flag
The ongoing Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry is finally revealing the faults and oversights that…
Sheila Bird and Mark HowarthMay 23, 2024
How data decided Jurgen Klopp’s replacement
Liverpool's talismanic manager Jurgen Klopp is leaving the football club at the end of the…
David Sumpter and Ágúst Pálmason MorthensMay 2, 2024
Long read: Are heatwaves more deadly for women?
Investigating the impact of extreme temperatures on women's mortality: a curious case study from India,…
Boxing with George Box
After defeating Joseph Parker in 2018, British boxing superstar Anthony Joshua, a 2012 Olympic gold…
Kenneth Menglin LeeFebruary 16, 2024
“Words, words, words”*: How big was Shakespeare’s vocabulary?
Capture-recapture (CR) – or multiple systems estimation, as it is now also commonly known –…
James JacksonDecember 21, 2023
Rugby World Cup 2023: Were the predictions right?
Rugby Vision is a suite of models that produces tournament forecasts and game-by-game predictions for…
Niven WinchesterNovember 14, 2023
2023 Rugby World Cup final: We predict the outcome
It’s quarter-final week at the 2023 Rugby World Cup (RWC). The quarter-final match-ups are (1)…
Niven WinchesterOctober 13, 2023
World Mental Health Day 2023: Those struggling are not outliers
World Mental Health Day 2023: Mental health conditions are complex and identifying them is not…
Jordi PratsOctober 10, 2023
Is Rome becoming the ‘Infernal City’?
Throughout summer 2023, much of the world, including Southern Europe, sweltered due to unusually high…
Julian StanderOctober 5, 2023
UK population statistics: Looking to the future
The Office for National Statistics has launched a public consultation to explore new ways to…
Emma RourkeOctober 5, 2023
