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V-1 flying bomb explosion over London

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A World War II investigation, updated for the modern era

© IWM ( FLM 2000)"In the early morning of 13 June 1944, one week after…

Brian TarranOctober 9, 2019

Michael Jacobsen

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Why my father had to defend decades’ worth of data in court

Back in the 1990s, British miners were fighting for compensation for diseases linked to coal…

Jonny JacobsenOctober 8, 2018

Andreas Georgiou

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Trials of a statistician, continued

Just over a week ago now, on the morning of Monday 31 July, Andreas Georgiou stood up…

Brian TarranAugust 8, 2017

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Who said it?

The Royal Statistical Society's Christmas Quiz is highly regarded for the level of challenge it…

Jim NortonDecember 19, 2016

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Stories and statistics – August 2015 issue preview

In a 2010 New York Times column, mathematician John Allen Paulos wrote about stories and…

Brian TarranAugust 12, 2015

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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

Sweet Tooth

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Ian McEwan sinks his Sweet Tooth into The Monty Hall Problem

During one of their Brighton rendezvouses, after a round of oysters and a second bottle…

Stephanie KovalchikJanuary 8, 2013