2018 Archives - Significance magazine

Making dough

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Cooking up statistics: The science and the art

Photo by Gaelle Marcel on UnsplashLetisha Smith – winner of the 2018 Award for Statistical…

Letisha SmithJanuary 14, 2019

Taylor Swift

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Does Taylor Swift have a big (and bad) reputation? Twitter scraping using R

"Big reputation, big reputation, ooh you and me we’ve got big reputations." Taylor Swift released her…

Jennifer SnapeOctober 16, 2018

Polling booths

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Forecast error: Are polls getting worse at predicting elections?

Voting intention polls appear to have an accuracy problem. The UK House of Lords recently…

Timothy Martyn HillAugust 7, 2018

writing comp poster

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NYU’s Letisha Smith wins 2018 writing competition

Letisha Smith, of New York University, was last night announced as the winner of the…

Brian TarranJune 25, 2018

Puerto Rico capitol building

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Senators vote in favour of plan to scrap Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics

Puerto Rico's senators have approved a plan to dismantle the island's independent Institute of Statistics (PRIS).…

Brian TarranApril 9, 2018

Word processor

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Enter our writing competition for early-career statisticians

Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to write data-driven stories in an entertaining…

Brian TarranMarch 20, 2018