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“The coupling of innovation and open data science tools for science has been fascinating to me and hard to tease apart”: An interview with Dr Julia Stewart-Lowndes
29th January 2020
Dr Julia Stewart-Lowndes is a marine ecologist, data scientist, and Senior Fellow at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California at Santa...
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Layman’s abstract for paper on a lattice and random intermediate point sampling design for animal movement
15th January 2020
Every few days, we will be publishing layman's abstracts of new articles from our prestigious portfolio of journals in statistics. The aim is to highlight the latest research to a broader audience in...
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How Google is boosting the value of wind energy by using statistics
21st October 2019
Author: Carlos Grajales A few months ago, the International Energy Agency reported record high global carbon emissions in 2018 . Once again protesters turned to the streets; once again a debate of...
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Electric Cars: Where are they, where have they been, and where are they going?
30th September 2019
Author: Alison Goldstein These days, every device we own seems thirsty for electricity: our computers, our phones, lightbulbs, dishwashers. And yet most of our transportation still relies on other...
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“It’s important for Statistics to maintain its identity”: An interview with Alan Gelfand
23rd September 2019
Alan Gelfand is the James B. Duke Emeritus Professor of Statistics and Decision Sciences at Duke University and is best known for his significant contributions to the fields of Bayesian...
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Layman’s abstract published for paper on Nonparametric statistical downscaling
13th September 2019
Every few days, we will be publishing layman's abstracts of new articles from our prestigious portfolio of journals in statistics. The aim is to highlight the latest research to a broader audience in...
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Layman’s abstract: Spatial models for non-Gaussian data with covariates measurement error
22nd August 2019
Every few days, we will be publishing layman's abstracts of new articles from our prestigious portfolio of journals in statistics. The aim is to highlight the latest research to a broader audience in...
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Numerical Analysis for Applied Science: An interview with author Myron B. Allen on the latest edition
20th May 2019
Myron B. Allen, PhD, is Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Wyoming. He served as provost and vice president for academic affairs from 2005-2013. His...
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Climate Change: Who You Are Affects What You Believe
22nd February 2019
Author: Allison Goldstein To say climate change is front of mind these days would be putting it mildly. Hotter global temperatures are extending droughts, strengthening hurricanes, worsening...
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“The reason I do statistics is I’m interested in so many different things”: An interview with Peter Guttorp
30th January 2019
Peter Guttorp is Professor Emeritus of Statistics at University of Washington, Professor at the Norwegian Computing Center, and Adjunct Professor of Statistics at Simon Fraser University. He obtained...
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