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Unlocking this hidden workforce could be a game-changer in strengthening Australia’s social fabric.
Detailed data that US government agencies collect and make available has underpinned research about people, medicine, science, crime, jobs, housing, climate and the economy.
Statistics shows data is often grouped on a bell curve distribution, but a business study reveals that extreme outliers can skew research – with big implications.
Students created sci-fi and fantasy stories with characters that represented ideas in statistics.
The government, because it takes the lead in implementing official policies, is in a unique position to collect and store sensitive data collected over long periods of time.
How to understand the risks of head injuries in sport – beyond the alarming headlines.
If you only search in one location. there’s only a one in 143 billion chance of finding the hard drive.
These three examples of statistical mistakes have had major consequences for our health and shopping habits.
A mathematician explains the fallacies that may have played a part in Letby’s conviction.
Researchers identified statistically coherent patterns in whale song that may be a signature of cultural learning.
Hold your breath and make sure you vote, because the result is likely to be a squeaker.
An academic’s claims of irregularities at the ballot box created a media buzz in South Korea. The reality, however, suggested data was misinterpreted.
The comedian Vic Reeves said that 88.2% of statistics are made up on the spot.
The government was so pleased it called a general election.
We reviewed data that purportedly showed a vegan diet was healthier and found there were more factors at play.
With low-scoring games and a preponderance of deflected shots, randomness is much more likely to color NHL teams’ records than those of squads in the other four major US pro sports leagues.
Fewer graduates means fewer data analysis experts to aid in knowledge creation and innovation.
This service is a good first step towards a one-stop shop for easy access subnational statistics to understand local areas and how they’re changing.
Even with teams’ embrace of analytics, the number of scouts employed by MLB teams had stayed remarkably consistent. That all changed with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Senior Lecturer in Statistics, University of Glasgow
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Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Statistics, Virginia Tech
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Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Business and Sports Analytics, University of Leeds
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Bioinformatics, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
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Professor, Future Fellow and Head of Statistics at UNSW, and a Deputy Director of the Australian Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS), UNSW
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Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University