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Future challenges of teaching mathematics and statistics: Interview with Guy Lecturer, Stella Dudzic
30th August 2013
Every year the Royal Statistical Society appoints a lecturer to tour schools to increase the visibility of statistics with their talk, named after British physician and statistician William Guy....
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David vs Goliath in Men’s Professional Tennis
24th June 2013
Author: Patrick Rhodes David dances lightly from side to side, his small feet stirring up wisps of dust from the clay surface. Twirling his racket in anticipation, he peers intently at his colossal...
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“Definitely not just statisticians should read this Journal” – An insight into Research Synthesis Methods with Dr Hannah Rothstein
21st March 2013
Dr Hannah Rothstein has been appointed as the new Co-Editor-in-Chief of Research Synthesis Methods, taking over duties from Mark Lipsey this year. The Journal is the official Journal of...
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Radio 4’s More or Less: Behind the scenes with presenter Tim Harford
7th March 2013
More or Less is a BBC Radio 4 programme which discusses statistical issues raised in the news, politics and everyday life, as well as what's fun about numbers. The programme was originally presented...
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Data visualization, social stats and how stats students love to party
23rd November 2012
Professor Danny Dorling is currently based at the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield. He has recently written a book for Wiley, The Visualization of Spatial Social Structure,...
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Can taking risks increase your chance of living? An interview with Professor David Spiegelhalter
2nd November 2012
Following on from the award-winning documentary ‘Joy of Stats’, on 18th October 2012, BBC Four broadcast a documentary called ‘Tails You Win: The Science of Chance’ presented by David...
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