A statistician’s guide to coronavirus numbers
Photo by Isaac Quesada on UnsplashThe Royal Statistical Society’s Statistical Ambassadors have collated an essential…
RSS Statistical AmbassadorsApril 9, 2020
Misunderstanding the global burden of alcohol
Harmful alcohol consumption is known to cause several diseases and many deaths. A study published…
Ask a statistician: A variation of the birthday problem, part 2
Our latest 'Ask a statistician' question received not one but two different solutions. We published…
Brian TarranDecember 14, 2016
How to communicate the uncertainty in economic statistics
Government statistical agencies often report official economic statistics as point estimates. Buried within the documents…
Charles ManskiSeptember 22, 2015
Is innovation faltering – or is GDP?
In a recent New York Times column, economist Paul Krugman raises the spectre of a…
Andrew WhitbyJune 23, 2015
Protests in Egypt: how many are out on the streets?
The street protests going on in Egypt this month have been claimed as the biggest…
Julian ChampkinJuly 17, 2013
