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Forecast error: How to predict an election, part 2: Betting

In 1979, Mr Tony Barlow was interviewed by the BBC. He had a nice house…

Timothy Martyn HillFebruary 22, 2021

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Has English league football become less exciting?

Bill Shankly, a former manager of Liverpool Football Club, once said: “Some people believe football…

Statso, Julian Stander and Mario Cortina BorjaNovember 26, 2020

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Controlling the spread of coronavirus via repeat testing and isolation

Photo by Jakayla Toney on UnsplashWhat to do about Covid? With nearly 60 million cases…

Joseph T. Chang and Edward H. KaplanNovember 25, 2020

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The evolution of the endemic stage of the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy during summer 2020

Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on UnsplashItaly was the first European country to suffer a…

Robbayes-C19November 5, 2020

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College sports and Covid-19. It’s complicated

Photo by Riley McCullough on UnsplashUniversities around the United States are struggling to deliver their…

Sheldon H. JacobsonOctober 1, 2020

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A perspective on real-time epidemic surveillance for Covid-19

United Nations COVID-19 ResponseEffective, real-time surveillance is key to the management of the Covid-19 pandemic.…

Peter J. Diggle and Sylvia RichardsonSeptember 30, 2020

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Visualizing the Covid-19 pandemic with doubling rates

Artwork by Bosny (bosnyart.com)As the popularity of coronavirus data visualizations increases, so does the risk…

Luke Anderson-Trocmé and Sahir BhatnagarJuly 10, 2020

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A more transparent way to estimate and report daily Covid-19 deaths

Photo by Hello I'm Nik 🎞 on Unsplash“How many people have died in recent days…

Oliver Stoner and Theo EconomouMay 27, 2020

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Removing the pump handle: Stewarding data at times of public health emergency

John Snow memorial in Broadwick Street, London. Photo by Justinc, sourced from WikipediaThere is a…

Reema PatelMay 20, 2020

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Science in the face of Covid-19: faster, better, stronger?

Photo by Tedward Quinn on UnsplashOn 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared…

Simon Schwab and Leonhard HeldMay 8, 2020

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Now more than ever, African governments need reliable data

Community surveillance in times of Covid-19: A TB Reach health worker in Tanzania visits a…

Sandra Alba, Christina Mergenthaler and Roland KielmanApril 30, 2020

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Pandemic influenza and Covid–19: Geographical velocity and control

Photo by Juan Cruz Mountford on UnsplashOn 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Matthew Smallman-Raynor and Andrew CliffApril 22, 2020

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Some comparisons between Italy and the UK for Covid-19: March to April 2020

Photo by KOBU Agency on UnsplashWith the rapid global spread of Covid-19 in recent weeks,…

Giovanni Sebastiani, Julian Stander and Mario Cortina BorjaApril 21, 2020

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Pandemics and exponential growth

Photo by Mihály Köles on UnsplashDuring his 26 March call into "The Sean Hannity Show"…

James J. CochranApril 21, 2020

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A story about a tiny bot

Photo by Rock'n Roll Monkey on UnsplashThe prediction of the stock market is without question…

Marco Antonio Andrade BarreraFebruary 19, 2020

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The ties that bind: A moment-ratio diagram for probability distributions

A moment-ratio diagram allows a modeller to see several probability distributions at one time. The…

Lawrence M. Leemis and Raghu PasupathyJune 20, 2019

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Book review: Superior, by Angela D. Saini

“The key to understanding the meaning of race is understanding power,” writes Angela D. Saini.…

Olivia Varley WinterJune 7, 2019

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Statistics in court: An interview with a juror

Statisticians have a crucial role to play in ensuring fairness and justice in the legal…

Kelly H. ZouApril 9, 2019

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Probably maybe: Ice cream variation

Photo by Mark Cruz on UnsplashThe saying goes that “probabilities are counter-intuitive”. A simple problem…

Christoforos Anagnostopoulos and Spiros DoxiadisMarch 20, 2019

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Toby Lewis at 100

On 19 October 2018, in a West London care home, Toby Lewis turned 100. Physically…

Harvey GoldsteinNovember 5, 2018