models Archives - Significance magazine

Europe Covid cases map

Archive

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,…

Giovanni Sebastiani, Julian Stander and Mario Cortina BorjaApril 21, 2020

data dashboards

Archive

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

R book covers

Archive

R book review: Two approaches to learning data science

In 2012, the Harvard Business Review declared data scientist “the sexiest job of the 21st…

Jordi PratsAugust 21, 2018

Archive

Graphical interpretations of data: Walking the line

“Best fit” line is one of the misleading terms that confuse occasional users of statistics.…

Allan ReeseJanuary 24, 2018

Archive

How do you measure disaster risk?

In September this year, the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will come to an end…

Julia HallAugust 25, 2015

Archive

Is India’s heatwave a freak event?

A heatwave over India that started on May 21 and has produced India’s highest recorded…

Hugo WinterJune 2, 2015