Probability itself is an expression of uncertainty, but the calculations behind the percentages…
David Spiegelhalter
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Probability does not exist
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Three flavors of luck
For The Guardian, statistician David Spiegelhalter describes three kinds of luck:
Circumstantial luck…
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The Art of Statistics
While we’re on the topic of Statistics books for the general public, David…
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Communicating a crisis
David Spiegelhalter on communicating a crisis:
There are some basic principles, which I… -
Weighing the risk of moderate alcohol consumption
A research study on mortality and alcohol consumption is making the rounds. Its…
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Guide to spotting data BS
As we delve deeper into election season, politicians will spit out more and…
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Prostitution, GDP, and £1.7 billion due
David Spiegelhalter, professor of public understanding of risk, does some back-of-the-napkin math to…
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Understanding risk – play it safe or eat a bacon sandwich?
David Spiegelhalter is a Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at Cambridge…
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