When one former world chess champion implied that another was cheating on the online platform Chess.com, a statistician was called in to examine the evidence.
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Statistics have many real-world applications — including what’s the best time to play Tim Hortons’ Roll up to Win contest. A stats prof explains how he found the precise time with the best odds.
Huge swathes of Africa remain unstudied and their species undocumented.
The greatest marathoner of our time just broke his own world record. Is an official marathon run in less than two hours any closer?
Though child marriage rates are declining globally, the practice remains worryingly common in some African countries.
Critics say rule changes have made one-sided games more likely in the NRL. But statistics suggest it’s no more predictable than other major Australian competitions such as the AFL.
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Professor, Department of Economics & SoDa Laboratories, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Statistics, University of Toronto