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Maths in a minute: Linear regression
A useful tool for spotting trends in data.
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Citizen science: Facts or fake news?
A little bit of maths can go a long way in telling the truth from lies.
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Strategic dating: The 37% rule
Are you stumped by the dating game? Never fear — Plus is here! This article looks at one of the central questions of dating: how many people should you date before settling for something serious?
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Maths in a minute: False positives
Why a positive test result doesn't necessarily mean you have the disease.
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Maths in a minute: The prosecutor's fallacy
Why a DNA match doesn't necessarily prove your guilt.
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Maths in a minute: The central limit theorem
Opinion polls, election forecasts, testing new medical drugs — none of these would be possible without the central limit theorem.
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Stop taking the p
Why a time-honoured statistical tool is becoming problematic.
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Sexual statistics
David Spiegelhalter's new book Sex by numbers takes a statistical peek into the nation's bedrooms. In this interview he tells us some of his favourite stories from the book. Read the article or watch the video!
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Maths in a minute: What's average?
Why the humble average can be grossly misleading.
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Good-looking gibberish
How to approximate the English language using maths.
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The leaning tower of PISA?
This year's PISA results have caused predictable headlines, but do the statistics add up?
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Understanding uncertainty: ESP and Bayes
In the previous article we looked at a psychological study which claims to provide evidence that certain types of extra-sensory perception exist, using a statistical method called significance testing. But do the results of the study really justify this conclusion?