LATEST ISSUE

News

Italian data breach, Infinite Monkey Theorem, negative leap seconds, Georgia and more

Puzzle

The return of the dreaded lurgy
Plus the solution to “A murder mystery evening”

Editorial

Age against the machine

Defining Donaghadee

How a volunteer statistician helped a Northern Irish coastal town understand its identity

Bad stats

Our new regular series revisiting well-known statistical screw-ups. This issue: SAT scores, “strivers” and scientific evidence

Book review

The Polls Weren’t Wrong, reviewed by Colin Beveridge

Letters

Significance readers have their say

Crossword

Cut Twice, by Sam Buttrey. Plus the solution to last issue’s crossword

Questions answered

An old age Q&A special with Alison Harcourt, Ewan Page, Mary Gray and Calvin Zippin

Data visualisation guide: part 4

The final instalment looks at styling charts with different tools, and Significance specs

Older persons in global statistics   

A UN-commissioned group has been investigating data gaps and their impact on our ageing population

Retirement in the UK

Not every older person retires at the same age. Some don’t want to, or can’t afford to

Reimagining retirement for statisticians

Advice on life after an academic career in statistical sciences

Driving while old      

The complex issues around old age and fitness to drive

Profile: Karen Bandeen-Roche

The gerontologist and statistician studies frailty and resilience in older adults