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The Plus sports page: The home advantage
How will the UK do in the 2012 Olympics?
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Building trust in statistics
The UK Statistics Authority fulfills its duty to keep the government honest
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Understanding uncertainty: What was the probability of Obama winning?
This may seem like an odd question — after all, he’s won — but it opens up some deep philosophical issues surrounding probability. David Spiegelhalter investigates how probability can be defined.
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Outer space: Another Christmas Carol
What Dickens thought about statistics
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From restaurants to climate change
We live in a world full of information and it's a statistician's job to make sense of it. In this article Dianne Cook explores ways of analysing data and shows how they can be applied to anything from investigating diners' tipping behaviour to understanding climate change and genetics.
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Understanding uncertainty: How long will you live?
Well, no-one knows exactly, but using stats you can make a good guess. This article tells you how and has an interactive life expectancy calculator. Do you dare to find out?
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Career interview: Systems engineer
Chuck Gill caught the space bug as a child when watching Alan Shepherd launch into space. Since then he's worked as a US Air Force navigator, a satellite operator, and in the US intelligence service. These days he's busy reducing carbon emissions and preparing London for the 2012 Olympics. Plus went to see him to find out more about his career.
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Kissing the frog: A mathematician's guide to mating
What's your strategy for love? Hold out for The One, or try and avoid the bad ones? How long should you wait before cutting your losses and settling down with whoever comes along next? John Billingham investigates and saves the national grid in the process.
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Harder, better, faster, stronger
Modelling Olympic success
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Will you be my friend?
Have you got as many friends as you think?
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Understanding uncertainty: The maths of surprises
You meet an old friend on holiday, you find your colleague shares your birthday, you win the lottery. Exactly how rare are these rare events? David Spiegelhalter investigates in his regular column on uncertainty and risk.