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Gavin Harper is a mathematician working right at the heart of genetics

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March 2010
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"Lies, damned lies, and statistics..." Ben Parker tells us how to tell good statistics from bad, and make sure your cat is well-fed.

Tags: statistics : probability : mathematics in the media : average : mean : median


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Did you know that you can't average averages? Or that Paris is rainier than London ... but it rains more in London than in Paris? Andrew Stickland explores the dangers that face the unwary when using a single number to summarise complex data.

Tags: statistics : probability : average : correlation : paradox : Simpson's Paradox : mean : median : outlier


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Which drugs should be available on the NHS?

Tags: medical statistics : Medicine : mean : median : QALY