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Layman’s abstract for Canadian Journal of Statistics article on a Estimation of design mean squared error of a small area mean model-based estimator under a nested error linear regression model
25th August 2021
Each week, we publish 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 an accessible...
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Event
Induction Course for New Lecturers in the Mathematical Sciences 2021
8th September 2021 to 9th September 2021
Through a community initiative supported by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences and Heads of Departments of Mathematics Sciences,...
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Open Access: Statistics education from a data-centric perspective
23rd August 2021
Each week, we select a recently published Open Access article to feature. This week’s article comes from the latest special issue of Teaching Statistics entitled "Teaching Data Science...
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Open Access: Using linked consumer registers to estimate residential moves in the United Kingdom
19th August 2021
Each week, we select a recently published Open Access article to feature. This week’s article comes from the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A and explains that the data on nature...
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Open Access: Identifying crime generators and spatially overlapping high-risk areas through a nonlinear model: A comparison between three cities of the Valencian region (Spain)
16th August 2021
Each week, we select a recently published Open Access article to feature. This week’s article comes from Statistica Neerlandica and examines the effect that certain types of places have on the...
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News
Royal Statistical Society names inaugural Sports Statistic of the Year
13th August 2021
The Royal Statistical Society has announced their inaugural Sports Statistic of the Year. Chosen by the RSS's Statistics in Sport Section, the initiative follows on from previous RSS Statistics of...
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August 2021 issue of Significance just published!
6th August 2021
The August 2021 issue (18:4) of Significance has just been published. Included in this issue: Lapses in concentration while driving can be fatal, so if a person experiences a seizure –...
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Teaching statistics and data science in England’s schools
3rd August 2021
Each week, we select a recently published Open Access article to feature. This week’s article 'Teaching statistics and data science in England's schools' comes from the recent Teaching...
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Open Access: A Two-level GREG Estimator for Consistent Estimation in Household Surveys
29th July 2021
Each week, we select a recently published Open Access article to feature. This week’s article comes from the International Statistical Review and proposes a new two-level generalised...
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Layman’s abstract for Statistics in Medicine Featured Article on AIDS and COVID-19: A Tale of Two Pandemics and the Role of Statisticians
30th June 2021
Each week, we publish 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 an accessible...
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