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10
Jan
2022

Medicine and statistics- not Montagues and...

In his 1597 play ‘Romeo and Juliet’, William Shakespeare narrates the tragic story of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The two young persons are in love, but their families are engaged in a blood...
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16
Apr
2021

What have Mathematics and Statistics ever done for...

By Graham Robertson Senior Marketing Executive, Cambridge University Press How much do you know about the influence of mathematics and statistics? April is Mathematics and Statistics Awareness...
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20
Jun
2020

The Big Question (Statistical Analysis of Climate...

“Climate extremes cost human lives. They do harm to the economy. Examples are the Elbe flood in 2002, the European heatwave in 2003 or hurricane Katrina in 2005. The big question is how global climate...
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1
Sep
2017

To use, or not to use, ANOVA?

What do you do when faced with analyzing student ratings from 1 to 5 for 3 instructors in 3 classes? Aside from questioning the validity of students assessing instructor capability other than for the income...
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26
May
2017

Insurance and adverse selection: counter-argument

My previous blog summarised the orthodox argument why adverse selection in insurance is a bad thing. This present blog gives the counter-argument from my book Loss Coverage: Why Insurance Works Better...
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25
May
2017

Insurance and adverse selection: orthodoxy

Guy Thomas explores why adverse selection in insurance is usually seen as a bad thing in the first of two blog posts based on his new book
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1
May
2017

Measure and Integration Theory: Easier than it...

Measure and integration theory is an indispensable tool in mathematical analysis, probability theory, mathematical statistics and in many applications such as mathematical finance and actuarial studies....
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4
Apr
2017

Pivotal Tools for Undertaking Research in...

Tarun Kumar Roy discusses how 'Statistical Survey Design and Evaluating Impact' addresses the two fundamental statistical designs, sample survey and experimental or evaluation designs....
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