Spatial data make an enormous contribution to our understanding of the world. They allow us to…
Stella Cangelosi, Luciana Dalla Valle and Julian StanderAugust 25, 2017
The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently published an analysis of live births from…
Mario Cortina Borja and Peter MartinMarch 3, 2017
In “The frequency of 'America' in America” - from the October 2016 issue of Significance…
Adam B. KashlakJanuary 26, 2017
December 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist…
Jekaterina Kremneva, Angie Wade and Mario Cortina BorjaDecember 16, 2016
At a dramatic moment in Tony Blair’s testimony before the Iraq Inquiry back in 2010,…
Michael SpagatJuly 14, 2016
While mobile phones have all but eradicated the fine art of getting lost, there are…
Nathan CunninghamJune 23, 2016
Should we stay or should we go? That is the question being put to voters…
Timothy Martyn HillMay 25, 2016
Last year, the vaccination debate was all the rage again. “Pro-vaxxers” were loudly proclaiming that…
Randy OlsonMarch 9, 2016
A 2.7GHz processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 500GB solid state drive that is almost…
Steven FurnellJanuary 12, 2016
Hurricane Patricia was the most powerful storm in recent history. But how do its 200mph…
Mario Cortina BorjaNovember 4, 2015
The transfer market in football is a strange beast. For anyone who doesn't know how…
Ian McHale & Łukasz SzczepańskiAugust 19, 2015
Creative applications of statistics abound in virtually every discipline. But coming up with tangible examples…
Eric WikaDecember 15, 2014
A new shock horror health story. ‘Taking health supplements with omega-3 fatty acids can increase…
Julian ChampkinJuly 15, 2013
In a recent article, I mentioned the Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest, the aim of which is…
Mikhail SimkinMay 30, 2013
Recently we noted here that there is a strong seasonal pattern in mortality in England…
Andrew McCullochFebruary 27, 2013
I listened to David Cannadine on Radio 4 a few weeks ago telling the story…
Andrew McCullochFebruary 6, 2013
A somewhat bizarre statistic heard on the radio this morning. The discussion was on the…
Julian ChampkinJanuary 14, 2013
