10 women statisticians and data scientists who helped us understand Covid-19
Effective communication was vital during the pandemic, and expert voices were needed to help the…
Elpida VounzoulakiSeptember 30, 2022
Winner of Early-Career Writing Award announced
Maria Ibrahim was this week named as the winner of the 2020 Statistical Excellence Award…
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
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
Cargo-cult statistics and scientific crisis
Poor practice is catching up with science,1-3 manifesting in part in the failure of results…
Philip B. Stark and Andrea SaltelliJuly 5, 2018
NYU’s Letisha Smith wins 2018 writing competition
Letisha Smith, of New York University, was last night announced as the winner of the…
Brian TarranJune 25, 2018
Don’t miss our JSM session, “Essential skills for communicating statistics”
Later this week, Significance will be heading to Baltimore, Maryland, to join the thousands of statisticians…
Brian TarranJuly 25, 2017
Our 2017 writing competition is now open for entries
Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to tell data-driven stories in an entertaining…
Brian TarranFebruary 20, 2017
Behind the scenes – February 2017 issue preview
Search the Internet Movie Database and you can find a list of 87 titles tagged…
Brian TarranFebruary 17, 2017
Adam Kashlak wins 2016 Young Statisticians Writing Competition
Adam Kashlak of the University of Cambridge has won the 2016 Young Statisticians Writing Competition,…
Brian TarranSeptember 8, 2016
Join Significance at the RSS Conference in Manchester
Significance will be heading to Manchester, England next week to take part in the annual…
Brian TarranSeptember 1, 2016
The past, present and future of prediction
Our US readers will be aware that April is Mathematics Awareness Month (MAM) – and…
Brian TarranApril 11, 2016
The winner of the 2015 Young Statisticians Writing Competition is…
James Skeffington was today announced as the winner of the 2015 Young Statisticians Writing Competition…
Brian TarranSeptember 9, 2015
Shortlist announced for Young Statisticians Writing Competition
It's been another year of strong submissions for the Young Statisticians Writing Competition - our…
Brian TarranJuly 14, 2015
Making mistakes, minimising error – June 2015 issue preview
There are many opportunities for us to make wrong decisions in life – whether it…
Brian TarranJune 16, 2015
The hot hand effect gets hot again
When statisticians make an appearance in the press or popular culture they are often portrayed…
Stephanie KovalchikMarch 18, 2014
Is Warren Buffett poking fun at sports statisticians?
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Dan Gilbert's Quicken Loans are going to make this year’s…
Stephanie KovalchikFebruary 3, 2014
Syrian chemical warfare: ‘Highly likely’ or ‘Compelling evidence’?
Parliament has just voted not to join in a war. MPs were recalled from their…
Julian ChampkinAugust 30, 2013
Statistical tests: beads for furs?
You have no doubt heard the legend about the Native American tribe being seduced by…
Altea Lorenzo-ArribasAugust 16, 2013
Bernoulli and the foundations of statistics: can you correct a 300-year-old error?
Ars Conjectandi is not a book that non-statisticians will have heard of, nor one that…
Julian ChampkinJune 10, 2013
