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Nigel Hawkes :: Fri 13th Jan 2012
Percentagewise, it’s a common error
If a price doubles, is it 200 per cent higher? No, it’s 100 per cent higher.
Nigel Hawkes :: Mon 9th Jan 2012
16,000 new supermarkets on the drawing board?
The Guardian’s Reader’s Editor admits today that the paper is not too good with numbers.
Nigel Hawkes :: Thu 8th Dec 2011
The right choice for chair of the UKSA
Finally, after a false start and much delay, we have the right appointment for the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority – Andrew Dilnot (pictured)
David Lipsey :: Tue 22nd Nov 2011
"Tipping Points" go past the tipping point
A new form of statistical abuse has, these last few weeks, reared its ugly head. This may be dubbed the “false tipping point.”
Nigel Hawkes :: Fri 21st Oct 2011
Careless talk costs credibility
Could somebody take Steve McCabe MP aside and quietly explain to him what statistical significance means?
