The evolution of the endemic stage of the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy during summer 2020
Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on UnsplashItaly was the first European country to suffer a…
Robbayes-C19November 5, 2020
Returning to schools and universities in the time of coronavirus: some statistical suggestions
Pupils returned to school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland after the summer break mainly…
Some comparisons between Italy and the UK for Covid-19: March to April 2020
Photo by KOBU Agency on UnsplashWith the rapid global spread of Covid-19 in recent weeks,…
Pandemics and exponential growth
Photo by Mihály Köles on UnsplashDuring his 26 March call into "The Sean Hannity Show"…
James J. CochranApril 21, 2020
The challenges for GDP, now and in the future
When Professor Sir Charlie Bean published his review of UK economic statistics in March, he…
Diane CoyleApril 25, 2016
Ask a statistician: What is the calorific cost of McDonald’s revenue growth?
Robin Bray-Hurren, a calligrapher and printmaker from South London, asks: "In order for McDonald’s to…
Brian TarranMarch 1, 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
How has the sharing economy changed job security?
There has been a great deal of attention given to the development of the 'sharing…
Ian BrinkleySeptember 3, 2015
How has the sharing economy changed job security?
There has been a great deal of attention given to the development of the 'sharing…
Ian BrinkleySeptember 1, 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
From science to advice: reinventing the scientific generalist (part two)
Solly Zuckerman (pictured) was meticulous in measuring things to assemble evidence when there was none,…
Thomas KingOctober 17, 2013
