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Archive 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
Archive The stats in sport panel at RSS 2015: the bigger picture In the absence of huge amounts of money, gaining a competitive edge in sport requires…Oz FlanaganSeptember 30, 2015