The May issue of
Significance is out now and available to read online. This issue covers a range of fascinating topics, from prediction competitions to the likelihood of surviving the sinking of Titanic. The popular series Bad Stats also makes a return, with a deep dive into why statisticians are concerned about the sudden rise of randomised non-comparative trials in medical journals.
May 2025 issue highlights:
Luck vs skill in prediction tournaments
Why don’t the best forecasters always win?
Titanic survival
New analysis challenges old assumptions about the famous tragedy
The Monty Hall paradox and medicine
Understanding the classic puzzle via a practical application for medicine
Book extract: Proof by Adam Kucharski
Learn how milk, beer and tea led to statistical breakthroughs in this extract from Adam Kucharski’s new book
Profile: Mary Eleanor Spear
The career and legacy of a US government draughtswoman turned data visualisation pioneer
Bad stats: randomised non-comparative trials
Our regular series revisiting well-known statistical screw-ups - this issue: why the sudden rise in RNCTs?
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