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From data to decisions
Causal inference is the art of discerning cause and effect from data. Find out more in this introduction.
The DAG behind the data
How do you discern cause and effect when you can't do a controlled experiment? Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) are a fun and important tool.
A fairer football sweepstake
Tired of drawing a complete outsider? Here's a new kind of sweepstake that keeps everyone engaged until the very end of the World Cup.
A perfect storm for hurricanes
Why was the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season different from previous seasons? Early career researcher Charles Powell analysed the data, helping insurance company Inigo in the process.
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Maths in a minute: Randomised controlled trials
RCTs are the gold standard when it comes to testing whether an intervention, such as a new medical drug, works.
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Data can give us incredibly useful insight, but they can also mislead. Here's an example.
Maths in a minute: Cognitive bias
Cognitive biases shape how we understand data. Being aware of them gives us a better chance of avoiding bias.
Maths in a minute: Absolute versus relative risk
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