Probability puzzle: A certain bet
Photo by Sandro Schuh on UnsplashFor fans of the England soccer team, this summer’s European…
Michael FletcherOctober 18, 2021
The results are in from the Tokyo Olympics: Athletes 1, Covid 0
Photo by K. K. Yam Amot on UnsplashLeading up to the Tokyo Olympics, there was…
Misinterpreting statistical anomalies and risk assessment when analysing Covid-19 deaths by ethnicity
Bigstockphoto/Andreajk3Imagine there is a country called Bayesland that is divided into two distinct geographical areas…
Nightingale’s overlooked Scutari statistics – full table
The table below is the full version of the edited table published as Table 1…
Brian TarranNovember 6, 2020
Covid-19 deaths: How are gender, age and underlying health condition related?
Much has been said about the demographic trends of Covid-19. It has been widely reported…
James JacksonJuly 27, 2020
Comparing and assessing Covid-19 tests
Image created by Russell TateThis article explores what people mean when they talk about testing…
Nathan GreenMay 19, 2020
To infer or not to infer: the UK’s inadequate public disclosure of Covid-19 swab test results
The World Health Organization asks governments to consider two questions when carrying out risk assessments…
Sheila M. BirdMay 5, 2020
Opioids in the USA: Summary statistics
Editor's note: This table is published as supplementary material to the article "Opioids in the…
Brian TarranSeptember 11, 2019
Six Nations rugby: increased predictability (despite England upsets)
With the Six Nations rugby championship kicking off this weekend, we have two years of…
Ray StefaniJanuary 28, 2019
Visualising ages and life trajectories of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
Rick Wicklin, over at The DO Loop blog, published an interesting graph showing the ages of…
Mario Cortina Borja & Julian StanderJanuary 24, 2018
A smashing return: Team GB’s Olympic host legacy
Team GB had a phenomenal Olympics in Rio and, in topping its London 2012 medal…
Ray StefaniSeptember 21, 2016
The 2016 Prediction Games – Part II
Now that the sun has set on the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, it’s time to…
Tim PauldenAugust 27, 2016
The 2016 Prediction Games – Part I
Prior to the start of the 2016 Olympic Games, over a dozen different groups around…
Tim PauldenAugust 17, 2016
Overachievers and underachievers at the last three Rugby World Cups
It doesn’t take a sophisticated analysis to conclude that the England team was a disappointment…
Ray StefaniFebruary 23, 2016
How Frank Wilcoxon helped statisticians walk the non-parametric path
Part of the job of a statistician is to make inferences about a population from…
Mario Cortina Borja & Julian StanderDecember 7, 2015
Premier League managers: who deserved the sack and who didn’t?
Aston Villa's Paul Lambert is the latest English Premier League manager to be fired, and…
Oz FlanaganFebruary 16, 2015
Looking ahead to the Winter Olympics (by looking back)
Fans of broken ankles rejoice! The Winter Olympics - that quadrennial celebration of people flinging…
Michael WallaceFebruary 6, 2014
Nobel Prize in Economics Laureates’ achievements estimated from their fame
In a recent article1, Anouk Claes and Marc de Ceuster reported the achievements of Nobel…
Mikhail SimkinApril 3, 2013
