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gamma distribution
Maths in a minute: The gamma distributionHow long do you have to wait for more than one thing to happen?
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Maths in a minute: Probability distributionsThey are incredibly useful, but what exactly are they?
exponential distribution
Maths in a minute: The exponential distributionHow long do you have to wait for something to happen?
Poisson distribution
Maths in a minute: The Poisson distributionWhat's the chance that something happens?
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Maths in a minute: The binomial distributionMeasuring your chance of success.
network of people
Why the generation time of COVID-19 is importantTo work out the famous R number you need to know the time between infections.
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Understanding the generation time for COVID-19How long does it take for one person to infect another?
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ParabolatiA beautiful argument to show that all parabolae are similar.
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How to work out doubling timeThe doubling time for the Omicron variant seems to be scarily fast. But how do you calculate it?
money
Maths in a minute: QALYsWhat's a quality adjusted life year, or QALY?
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Pandemics and psychologyCan you capture people's behaviour in epidemiological models?
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Maths in a Minute: Turbulence and the Reynolds numberHow does a smooth flow suddenly become turbulent? The Reynolds number helps understand the transition.