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Probability puzzle: Higher or lower?
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Significance Research Briefs: submissions wanted
In 2019, Significance is looking to introduce a new regular feature that offers readers a…
Brian TarranJanuary 30, 2019
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
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
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
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
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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