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- All Significance magazine articles become FREE one year after publication, and we're delighted to share the whole of last year's March issue, including articles on tennis, mental health stats and counting the true cost of war: ow.ly/L1Zc50Y9SAX #freetoread
- Autism, Bayesian probability, and why we do what we do. How a statistician and father is seeking to improve autism therapy for children: ow.ly/UO0I50Y85pr
- Meet Samuel Muller, editor-in-chief of international statistics journal ANZJS and executive dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Macquarie University in Australia: https://ow.ly/6QCF50Y7szF
- Reposted by Significance magazine#OTD 1875 #Florence_Nightingale writes a letter acknowledging her induction as first woman Honorary Member of the American Statistical Association. A copy of her letter is at the ASA Virginia headquarters, and the original is in the ASA records archive at Iowa State University.
- The latest evolutions of large language models are now able to complete tasks once thought a defining feature of human language – how, what's next, and why does it matter? tinyurl.com/ytxw24eh #freetoread
- "This isn't a book that's just about making pretty charts. It's also a book that asks the difficult questions". @nrennie.bsky.social reviews "Speak Data" by celebrated information designer Giorgia Lupi: ow.ly/r29X50XVqow
- Taylor Swift's surprise song outfits over the Eras Tour: a statistical analysis ow.ly/7Why50XTnfQ #taylorswift #statistics #freetoread
- Call for submissions: Significance special issue on South and South-East Asia ow.ly/sPk450XTVrk
- Happy 2026 to all statisticians and data professionals! The first Significance of the year brings you articles on Taylor Swift, global warming, leadership and lots more. Read: ow.ly/MCip50XKqBB Subscribe: ow.ly/cEe650XTn6x
- Last year's January issue is now 100% free to read - and it's an old age special. Dive in for statistical stories about data gaps, retirement, driving, gerontology and a Q&A special with some of the oldest statisticians we could find academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue/22/1
- Could statistics predict which dresses Taylor Swift would wear to perform the Eras Tour's surprise songs? Two data-loving Swifties decided to find out... academic.oup.com/jrssig/article/23/1… #freetoread #taylorswift
- What do you buy the data nerd who has everything? Drum roll... Individual print/online subscriptions to Significance available here: ow.ly/yx5t50WUoUl
- “Thus spake an angel who forthwith explained the RCT…” Randomised controlled trials are not just for Christmas. A fun, free, festive read from the archive: tinyurl.com/y4y539kn
- Looking for a Christmas present for the data nerd in your family? Try a year's worth of fascinating statistical stories... Individual print/online subscriptions to Significance available here: ow.ly/yx5t50WUoUl
- We are delighted to present the brand-new, festive January issue! Now published online and reaching all our readers around the world soon: ow.ly/hnEj50XKqBC
- Father Christmas is rewarding each group of his helpers with chocolate – sprites, elves and fairies. Can you work out how many sprites there are, in Michael Fletcher’s puzzle from the December 2022 issue? tinyurl.com/2muwvrue
- Need a gift for the stats fan in your family? Try a year's worth of fascinating statistical stories... Individual print/online subscriptions to Significance available here: ow.ly/yx5t50WUoUl
- Is Santa real? Did Taylor Swift's costumes correlate with her surprise songs? How do I become a statistician leader in 2026? Our January issue has all the statistical stories you need this festive season. ow.ly/bcPS50XJMbB
- "Recognise that statistical anxiety is not always about a fear of mathematics" Great advice on teaching stats and data science from new TST Lecturer Rachel Hilliam: significancemagazine.com/teaching-statistics…
- Is Santa real? Did Taylor Swift's costumes correlate with her surprise songs? How do I become a statistician leader in 2026? Our January issue has all the statistical stories you need this festive season. ow.ly/MpKw50XJMbA
- Every issue of Significance becomes entirely free to read one year after publication. Dip into the January 2025 issue now, packed with articles on the statistical side of old age: academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue/22/1
- "We all have a role to play in shaping attitudes" Read our interview with Teaching Statistics Lecturer 2025-2026, Rachel Hilliam ow.ly/Ao0A50XKqfr
- We are delighted to present the brand-new, festive January issue! Now published online and reaching all our readers around the world soon: academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue
- All I want for Christmas is…Rigorous validation of predictive models to prevent hasty generalisations! A fun, festive free read: ow.ly/ZBLF50XCHGe
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- "We are advocating for a new statistical professional – the pharmacist responsible for dispensing the AI medicine" ow.ly/E9xc50XHu0K
- Will 2026's hottest new job be "AI phronestician"? tinyurl.com/ye23a4ce
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- Every issue of Significance becomes entirely free to read one year after publication. Dip into the January 2025 issue now, packed with articles on the statistical side of old age: academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue...
- What do you buy the data nerd who has everything? Drum roll... Individual print/online subscriptions to Significance available here: ow.ly/yx5t50WUoUl
- If you are a member of the RSS or ASA, and love Significance magazine, please consider applying to join the editorial board. Full details here: ow.ly/41wK50XyKkk
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- "My day job might be (bio)statistics, but at my core, I’m a sucker for love." Exploring the 'kiss effect' on TV ratings: ow.ly/vcnM50XwRRG #freetoread
- If you are a member of the RSS or ASA, and love Significance magazine, please consider applying to join the editorial board. Full details here: significancemagazine.com
- Reposted by Significance magazineOne of the things that has been on my to do list for a very long time, is building a gallery of all of the charts I've made across #TidyTuesday, #30DayChartChallenge, #30DayMapChallenge, and other miscellaneous projects 📊 And it's finally here! Link: nrennie.rbind.io/viz-gallery/ #DataViz #RStats
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- Need a gift for the stats fan in your family? Try a year's worth of fascinating statistical stories... Individual print/online subscriptions to Significance available here: ow.ly/yx5t50WUoUl
- Advice to junior data analysts: Make sampling your superpower! significancemagazine.com/the-joy-of-s... #freetoread
- From Ross and Rachel in Friends to Nick and Jess in New Girl, TV audiences invest heavily in will-they-won’t-they couples. But what happens to ratings after that momentous first kiss? academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...
- What do you buy the data expert who has everything? Ta-da! Individual print/online subscriptions to Significance available here: ow.ly/yx5t50WUoUl
- Are statistics and data science speaking the same language? ow.ly/efK950XsSWq #freetoread #stats #data
- You say "ridge regression", I say "weight decay (L2 regularisation)"... Are statistics and data science speaking the same language? ow.ly/efK950XsSWq #freetoread #stats #data
- All Significance issues become FREE TO READ one year after publication! That means everyone can enjoy the entirety of last year's November issue right now, including articles on Amazonia, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state lottery: academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue...
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- Is there a link between ultra-processed foods and human health? Hard to tell, given some of the bad stats out there... academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... #freetoread
- One for the art-loving statisticians (and stats-loving art fans)... How many overlooked or misattributed Modigliani paintings might there be in the world? ow.ly/mHM250Xq0g1 #freetoread
- Reposted by Significance magazine🎲 Working in a bingo hall as a boy, #AusHSI Prof @aidybarnett.bsky.social is well-versed in the game of chance. In @significancemag.bsky.social, learn about the #lottery for #researchfunding he now runs for the @britishacademy.bsky.social and how it works. 🔗 bit.ly/3J7689t | 🔓 bit.ly/47HTlDH
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- In a crisis, do you gamble on fast but imperfect data? Principles for statisticians under pressure: significancemagazine.com/statistics-u...
- The red-hot November issue of Significance is now published - and it's a double issue! academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue (Want it but not an RSS/ASA/SSA member? academic.oup.com/jrssig/subsc...)
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- On this #WorldStatisticsDay, read all about the vital role of statistics in every aspect of our lives: both on the Significance website significancemagazine.com and in tonnes of free-to-read back issues (Dec 2015-Nov 2024) at academic.oup.com/jrssig
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- The "kiss effect" on TV - what happens to ratings when a will-they-won't-they couple finally gets together? Also: bad stats around UPFs, agriculture + climate, and the best time for a coffee break... All this and heaps more in the November double issue: ow.ly/6RTO50XcgRF
- The red-hot November issue of Significance is now published - and it's a double issue! academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue (Not a subscriber? academic.oup.com/jrssig/subsc...)
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