Google wants to extend your life
Can statistics save your life? Well, Google certainly thinks it can. Moreover, the company has…
Carlos Alberto Gómez GrajalesSeptember 30, 2013
Do guns or people kill people?
In mid-September, the US witnessed yet another mass shooting. This time a gunman made his…
Correlation and causation explained
Though the word correlation means usually how two quantities vary together, perhaps it may be…
Priyantha WijayatungaSeptember 9, 2013
A short overview of the Phillips Curve
In modern economics, central banks around the world have become engrossed in closely monitoring the…
Michael MernaghAugust 21, 2013
Statistical tests: beads for furs?
You have no doubt heard the legend about the Native American tribe being seduced by…
Altea Lorenzo-ArribasAugust 16, 2013
The elusive final set: are tennis finals always close run contests?
At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, the top two seeded players reached the final of the…
Tom FanshaweAugust 9, 2013
Migration statistics: ‘Unfit for purpose’?
Official UK migration figures have been denounced. They are "little better than a best guess",…
Julian ChampkinJuly 29, 2013
Age and cancer
Older people are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than younger people. According to…
Terry MillsJuly 19, 2013
Can you name a female statistician?
We read about statistics every day, be it the predicted winner of a football league,…
Linda WijlaarsMarch 5, 2013
This cold weather: a good reason to have a flu jab
Recently we noted here that there is a strong seasonal pattern in mortality in England…
Andrew McCullochFebruary 27, 2013
Income inequality in Ireland from 1922 to 2009
I read and watched with interest the Beveridge Lecture given by Professor Danny Dorling at…
Michael MernaghFebruary 20, 2013
Does RIOT foretell the end of privacy?
As Valentine's Day nears, those of us who still have an empty dance card for…
Stephanie KovalchikFebruary 13, 2013
Does it rain in Manchester?
The Scottish poet, WD Cocker (1882 - 1970) is best known for 'The Deluge', a…
Andrew McCullochAugust 2, 2012
The colour of e-money
As the saying goes, "money talks". But money, and especially electronic money, does more than…
Jordi PratsApril 12, 2012
The historical price of petrol – how bad do we have it?
Ministers this week debated whether the government should scrap a planned increase in fuel duty,…
Claire PackhamNovember 22, 2011
The Nobel Prize gender gap
This week, as the six recipients of Nobel Prizes in science take the podium, some…
Stephanie KovalchikSeptember 26, 2011
Public sector versus private sector – which really pays more?
One of the top news stories of this week has been the publication of findings…
Claire PackhamJuly 7, 2011
