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Interviews

5 minutes with: Sandra Alba

Sandra Alba is a Netherlands-based epidemiologist and a member of the Significance editorial board …

Anna BrittenApril 23, 2024

Interviews

5 minutes with: Richard Leigh

Richard Leigh is Significance magazine's long-serving copy editor, carefully cleaning up and polishing articles before…

Richard LeighMarch 15, 2024

News

Significance announces new editorial board chair

Broadcaster, writer and comedian Timandra Harkness has become the new chair of the Significance editorial…

Anna BrittenJanuary 12, 2024

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Probability puzzle: Higher or lower?

Once upon a time, Play Your Cards Right was a popular Australian and British TV…

Michael FletcherAugust 11, 2021

News

Winner of Early-Career Writing Award announced

Maria Ibrahim was this week named as the winner of the 2020 Statistical Excellence Award…

Brian TarranSeptember 9, 2020

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Angela Saini, Stats + Stories, and more: Significance at RSS 2020

We are just over two weeks away from RSS 2020, the Royal Statistical Society’s first…

Brian TarranAugust 20, 2020

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A history of the census: an interview with author Andrew Whitby

Welcome to another instalment of Significance magazine’s new “In conversation with…” series of audio interviews.…

Brian TarranApril 6, 2020

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Significance at the RSS Conference

Significance is in Belfast from 2-5 September for the 2019 RSS Conference. As part of…

Brian TarranAugust 30, 2019

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Podcast series: Significance + Stats and Stories at JSM

For this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings, Significance was delighted to partner with the Stats and…

Brian TarranAugust 12, 2019

News

Significance at the Joint Statistical Meetings

Significance is currently in Denver, Colorado, for the 2019 Joint Statistical Meetings. We have a…

Brian TarranJuly 27, 2019

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Significance Research Briefs: submissions wanted

In 2019, Significance is looking to introduce a new regular feature that offers readers a…

Brian TarranJanuary 30, 2019

News

Enter our writing competition for early-career statisticians

Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to write data-driven stories in an entertaining…

Brian TarranMarch 20, 2018

Archive

We, the millennials: The statistical significance of political significance

Kevin Lin, winner of the 2017 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing, explores political engagement…

Kevin LinNovember 29, 2017

News

Don’t miss Significance at the RSS Conference in Glasgow

We’re heading to Glasgow this week for the Royal Statistical Society’s annual conference, and there…

Brian TarranSeptember 4, 2017

News

And the winner of our 2017 writing competition is…

Judging took place last month for our writing competition for early-career statisticians. It was the…

Brian TarranJuly 4, 2017

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In our June issue: lessons from history, and bursting the big data bubble

The June 2017 issue of Significance is out now in digital formats. In this issue,…

Brian TarranJune 12, 2017

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Super UserApril 19, 2017

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5 minutes with: Sandra Alba

5 minutes with: Richard Leigh

Significance announces new editorial board chair

Probability puzzle: Higher or lower?

Winner of Early-Career Writing Award announced

Angela Saini, Stats + Stories, and more: Significance at RSS 2020

A history of the census: an interview with author Andrew Whitby

Significance at the RSS Conference

Podcast series: Significance + Stats and Stories at JSM

Significance at the Joint Statistical Meetings

Significance Research Briefs: submissions wanted

Don’t miss Significance at the RSS Conference in Glasgow

And the winner of our 2017 writing competition is…

In our June issue: lessons from history, and bursting the big data bubble

Cookies policy

Our 2017 writing competition is now open for entries

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