Cooking up statistics: The science and the art
Letisha Smith – winner of the 2018 Award for Statistical Excellence in Early-Career Writing – started the year with the resolve to eat smarter, with less food and less money going to waste. She turned to machine learning to help streamline her meal plans.
By Letisha Smith
Cooking up statistics: The science and the art
Letisha Smith – winner of the 2018 Award for Statistical Excellence in Early-Career Writing – started the year with the resolve to eat smarter, with less food and less money going to waste. She turned to machine learning to help streamline her meal plans.
By Letisha Smith
March Madness, and why too much basketball knowledge can be harmful
The college basketball tournament bracket pool is a cultural phenomenon in the United States. Each year, almost 25 million people bet on their ability to predict the outcome of every...
By Tom Adams
A very merry crossword
Nothing says "Christmas" quite like the arrival of the Royal Statistical Society's fiendishly difficult quiz. But if you'd prefer something a little more relaxing this holiday season, Significance has you...
By Brian Tarran
March Madness, and why too much basketball knowledge can be harmful
The college basketball tournament bracket pool is a cultural phenomenon in the United States. Each year, almost 25 million people bet on their ability to predict the outcome of every game in the NCAA "March Madness" tournament, in small-stakes office betting pools.
By Tom Adams
A very merry crossword
Nothing says "Christmas" quite like the arrival of the Royal Statistical Society's fiendishly difficult quiz. But if you'd prefer something a little more relaxing this holiday season, Significance has you covered.
By Brian Tarran
Playing with risk
Imagine you hold three six-sided dice in your hand. Now throw them, and before they come to a stop, answer me this: do you think you will roll at least two of the same number? Yes or no. More importantly, how much do you want to bet on that outcome?
By Brian Tarran
Playing with risk
Imagine you hold three six-sided dice in your hand. Now throw them, and before they come to a stop, answer me this: do you think you will roll at least two of the same number? Yes or no. More importantly, how much do you want to bet on that outcome?
By Brian Tarran
