Today we are announcing the finalists of the 2021 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing,…
Brian TarranJuly 8, 2021
Photo by Gaelle Marcel on UnsplashLetisha Smith – winner of the 2018 Award for Statistical…
Letisha SmithJanuary 14, 2019
Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to write data-driven stories in an entertaining…
Brian TarranMarch 20, 2018
Kevin Lin, winner of the 2017 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing, explores political engagement…
Kevin LinNovember 29, 2017
Judging took place last month for our writing competition for early-career statisticians. It was the…
Brian TarranJuly 4, 2017
Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to tell data-driven stories in an entertaining…
Brian TarranApril 4, 2017
Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to tell data-driven stories in an entertaining…
Brian TarranFebruary 20, 2017
It was more than a decade ago, while working as a reporter on a market…
Brian TarranOctober 10, 2016
Adam Kashlak of the University of Cambridge has won the 2016 Young Statisticians Writing Competition,…
Brian TarranSeptember 8, 2016
In the five years prior to the 1 April 2010 US Decennial Census, there were…
Bill O'HareFebruary 11, 2016
A couple years ago I wrote about an experiment where researchers had hired an actor…
Mikhail SimkinOctober 1, 2013
In mid-September, the US witnessed yet another mass shooting. This time a gunman made his…
Michael A. LewisSeptember 24, 2013
There are a lot of scary things to face when doing a PhD: supervisor's ideas…
Linda WijlaarsJune 20, 2013
At New Year, I was reminded of how much heated argument can be generated when…
Andrew McCullochJanuary 21, 2013
One of the top news stories of this week has been the publication of findings…
Claire PackhamJuly 7, 2011
Forty years ago, a singularly interesting lecture was held at the University of Southern California…
Mikhail SimkinJuly 4, 2011
