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UK population statistics: Looking to the future

The Office for National Statistics has launched a public consultation to explore new ways to…

Emma RourkeOctober 5, 2023

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Controlling the spread of coronavirus via repeat testing and isolation

Photo by Jakayla Toney on UnsplashWhat to do about Covid? With nearly 60 million cases…

Joseph T. Chang and Edward H. KaplanNovember 25, 2020

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A perspective on real-time epidemic surveillance for Covid-19

United Nations COVID-19 ResponseEffective, real-time surveillance is key to the management of the Covid-19 pandemic.…

Peter J. Diggle and Sylvia RichardsonSeptember 30, 2020

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Why we need more coronavirus tests than we think

Photo by Vincent Ghilione on UnsplashIn the US, President Trump has said that testing for…

James J. CochranApril 9, 2020

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How many people are infected with Covid-19?

Photo by Zhang Kenny on UnsplashIn order to answer the most pressing questions we have…

Tarak ShahApril 9, 2020

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How do epidemiologists know how many people will get Covid-19?

How many people are infected now with the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2? How many will be…

Patrick BallApril 9, 2020

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Book review: Superior, by Angela D. Saini

“The key to understanding the meaning of race is understanding power,” writes Angela D. Saini.…

Olivia Varley WinterJune 7, 2019

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Visualising regional data using the geofacet R package

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

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The ambitions – and challenges – of the 2020 Census: An interview with John Thompson

Tuesday 9 May was a busy news day. In the space of a few hours,…

Brian TarranJuly 19, 2017

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How sharp was the decline in live births in Central and Eastern Europe after the collapse of communist regimes?

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

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What would happen if UK residents stopped having babies?

For our latest 'Ask a statistician' column, the Year 6 children of Milwards Primary School…

Brian TarranMay 4, 2016

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Ask a statistician: What are the chances of World War III?

In the second instalment of our new 'Ask A Statistician' column, Peter McIntyre, a pharmaceutical…

Brian TarranJanuary 5, 2016

What do we mean when we say ‘better data’?

Statistics play an important role in improving human lives, not least through helping to identify…

Maitha Al Junaibi and Karl Royce AshworthDecember 1, 2015

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Where is Donald Trump’s statistician?

When Donald Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States, he included a…

Carlos Alberto Gómez GrajalesJuly 30, 2015

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How many British immigrants are there in other countries?

The British public is obsessed with immigration. The notion of Johnny Foreigner coming over here,…

Oz FlanaganNovember 18, 2014

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Does New York City really have as many rats as people?

New York City’s rat problem is infamous. The media describes a metropolis under never-ending siege…

Jonathan AuerbachOctober 10, 2014

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How involved are disabled people in the modern economy?

Since today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I want to highlight some…

Dane KorverDecember 3, 2013

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Age and cancer

Older people are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than younger people. According to…

Terry MillsJuly 19, 2013

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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

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Keep your redshirt on: a Bayesian exploration

The idea of red-shirted characters being frequently killed in Star Trek: The Original Series has…

Matthew BarsalouFebruary 19, 2013