Graphical interpretations of data: An introduction
This is the first of a series of articles on the design of simple graphs…
Allan ReeseAugust 22, 2017
Trials of a statistician, continued
Just over a week ago now, on the morning of Monday 31 July, Andreas Georgiou stood up…
Don’t miss our JSM session, “Essential skills for communicating statistics”
Later this week, Significance will be heading to Baltimore, Maryland, to join the thousands of statisticians…
Brian TarranJuly 25, 2017
The ambitions – and challenges – of the 2020 Census: An interview with John Thompson
Tuesday 9 May was a busy news day. In the space of a few hours,…
Brian TarranJuly 19, 2017
Teaching machines to understand – and summarize – text
We humans are swamped with text. It’s not just news and other timely information: Regular…
Karuna Pande Joshi and Tim FininJune 28, 2017
In our June issue: lessons from history, and bursting the big data bubble
The June 2017 issue of Significance is out now in digital formats. In this issue,…
Brian TarranJune 12, 2017
Predicting the UK’s snap general election
https://unsplash.com/@jamie452I have decided to build a model to try to predict the results of the…
Gianluca BaioMay 30, 2017
How data is transforming the music industry
Fifteen years ago, Steve Jobs introduced the iPod. Since then, most music fans have understood…
Brian MoonMay 24, 2017
New statistical methods would let researchers deal with data in better, more robust ways
https://www.flickr.com/photos/24801682@N08/2978799610No matter the field, if a researcher is collecting data of any kind, at some…
Rand WilcoxMay 9, 2017
Queen Elizabeth II – an extreme event monarch?
In 2016, Queen Elizabeth II entered the tenth decade of her life and cemented her position as…
Anastasia FrantsuzovaApril 12, 2017
In our April issue: the tragedy of Flint, and the hunt for exoplanets
More than a year ago now, Twitter carried the story of Flint, Michigan across 3700…
Brian TarranApril 5, 2017
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Behind the scenes – February 2017 issue preview
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Brian TarranFebruary 17, 2017
The frequency of “America” in Trump’s inaugural address
In “The frequency of 'America' in America” - from the October 2016 issue of Significance…
Adam B. KashlakJanuary 26, 2017
Is Christmas really coming earlier? Maybe, but not as early as August
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article in which I examined the evidence…
Nathan CunninghamNovember 28, 2016
Does Donald Trump “defy all odds”?
When FiveThirtyEight editor Nate Silver predicted in June that Donald Trump had a 20 per…
Bernard Baffour and Joshua BonOctober 19, 2016
A failure of prediction? – October 2016 issue preview
It was more than a decade ago, while working as a reporter on a market…
Brian TarranOctober 10, 2016
A smashing return: Team GB’s Olympic host legacy
Team GB had a phenomenal Olympics in Rio and, in topping its London 2012 medal…
Ray StefaniSeptember 21, 2016
The 2016 Prediction Games – Part II
Now that the sun has set on the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, it’s time to…
Tim PauldenAugust 27, 2016
