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What are probability distributions?
Here's an introduction and some examples.
Content about “statistics”
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Maths in a minute: The gamma distribution
How long do you have to wait for more than one thing to happen?
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Maths in a minute: Probability distributions
They are incredibly useful, but what exactly are they?
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Maths in a minute: The exponential distribution
How long do you have to wait for something to happen?
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Maths in a minute: The Poisson distribution
What's the chance that something happens?
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Maths in a minute: The binomial distribution
Measuring your chance of success.
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Where are England footballers born?
Which region of England produces the most England players?
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Football sweepstakes: Levelling the playing field
With just a few months to go until the UEFA European Cup, here's how you can make your office sweepstake a lot fairer and more exciting.
News story
Helping men with early prostate cancer
A new online tool developed with the help of statisticians enables patients to make informed treatment choices.
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The power of snooker
In preparation for this year's snooker world championship, Wim Hordijk finds some powerful maths behind snooker statistics...
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What is pharmaceutical statistics?
What do statisticians do in the pharmaceutical industry?
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Spider solitaire
Spider solitaire is a popular online game. But are users right in their suspicion that some programs are rigged?