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
Why we need more coronavirus tests than we think
Photo by Vincent Ghilione on UnsplashIn the US, President Trump has said that testing for…
Four possible explanations why most of the polls got the US election wrong
In the US presidential election, the final poll of polls compiled by Real Clear Politics…
Paul WhiteleyNovember 11, 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
Legal vs clinical trials: an explanation of sampling errors and sample size
Clinical trials are often conducted to test new drugs, especially drugs for treating cancer. The…
Terry MillsOctober 11, 2013
