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Each year at its conference the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) awards prizes to distinguished individuals…
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About Significance People from all walks of life rely on statistics and statistical analysis to…
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Denmark reclaimed its place as the happiest country in the world, according to the latest…
Paul AnandMarch 23, 2016
In September 2015, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC)…
David SpiegelhalterJanuary 29, 2016
Statisticians swear by R. The programming language is described by Tal Galili of the R-Statistics…
Brian TarranJuly 2, 2015
In a recent New York Times column, economist Paul Krugman raises the spectre of a…
Andrew WhitbyJune 23, 2015
There are many opportunities for us to make wrong decisions in life – whether it…
Brian TarranJune 16, 2015
A friend pointed me to this story about the average number of men (or rather…
Robin EvansFebruary 14, 2014
Skiing and snowboarding are the kind of sporting activities that can seem like one of…
Oz FlanaganJanuary 7, 2014
Since today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I want to highlight some…
Dane KorverDecember 3, 2013
Can statistics save your life? Well, Google certainly thinks it can. Moreover, the company has…
Carlos Alberto Gómez GrajalesSeptember 30, 2013
I was recently listening to public radio one morning. I live in the U.S. and…
Michael A. LewisJuly 3, 2013
