Dmitry Kobak
Dmitry Kobak
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we have become used to seeing daily numbers of cases and deaths go up and down. But in some countries, the reported numbers show very little movement over days and weeks - they are "underdispersed", says Dm...
Sinjini Mitra,Denise Stanley
Sinjini Mitra
When the pandemic forced university students to study at home, Sinjini Mitra and Denise Stanley set out to understand the impact this would have on student experiences, course outcomes and future preferences. ...
Paul Allin,David J Hand
Paul Allin
Paul Allin and David J. Hand call for official statistics to take centre stage. © 2021 The Royal Statistical Society.
Christine Franklin
Christine Franklin
Christine Franklin introduces a new framework for statistics education, contending that statistical reasoning skills should "no longer be optional" for school-age students. ...
Kevin McConway,David Spiegelhalter
Kevin McConway
Kevin McConway and David Spiegelhalter offer tips to statisticians communicating through the media, especially in the time of Covid-19. © 2021 The Royal...
Harrison Schramm,Isaac Rubin,Norah Schramm
Harrison Schramm
Harrison Schramm, Isaac Rubin and Norah Schramm investigate the impact distance learning may have had on the grades of students at a California high school. ...
Sheila M Bird
Sheila M Bird
Sheila Bird offers a personal account of the debate over rapid coronavirus screening in secondary schools, and the efforts to reinstate confirmatory PCR tests. ...
Katherine Hoffman
Katherine Hoffman
Katherine Hoffman is a biostatistician in the pulmonary and critical care team of a New York City hospital, who found herself part of the Covid-19 response when the outbreak first hit in March 2020. This is her story. ...
Timandra Harkness
Timandra Harkness
Timandra Harkness interviews Trevor Phillips, the former head of the UK's Commission for Racial Equality and the Equality and Human Rights Commission, about Covid-19 disparities, ethnic identities and origins, and the often fraught relation...
Dmitry Kobak
Dmitry Kobak
Data on excess deaths in Russia in 2020 paint a much bleaker picture of the Covid-19 death toll than the official daily updated number, argues Dmitry Kobak. ...