Significance magazine

Women’s football has rocketed in popularity. But should the men’s and women’s games have distinct statistical models?

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Mismatches and missed matches.

Why mislinked data can mislead public health studies:

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The March 2026 issue is now published and contains stats-based stories about weight loss drugs, wealth, electoral fraud and much more!

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"And the winner is.... Ozempic!"

The awards season red carpet has triggered more debate about GLP-1 meds. What can poisonings data tell us about the dark side of this pharmaceutical phenomenon?

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The March 2026 issue is now published and contains stats-based stories about weight loss drugs, wealth, electoral fraud and much more!

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Love communicating about stats? Early career or student? Enter our 2026 writing competition for the chance of publication and a conference session

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The March 2026 issue is now published and contains stats-based stories about weight loss drugs, wealth, electoral fraud and much more!

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The March 2026 issue of Significance is now published! https://ow.ly/5tjC50Yhb9Y

Are you a statistician or data scientist working in South or South-East Asia? We are gathering proposals for a special issue - deadline now extended to 19 March:

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Taylor Swift's surprise song outfits over the Eras Tour: the STATISTICAL analysis

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"This isn't a book that's just about making pretty charts. It's also a book that asks the difficult questions".

We reviewed "Speak Data" by celebrated information designer Giorgia Lupi:

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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?

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Autism, Bayesian probability, and why we do what we do.

How a statistician and father is seeking to improve autism therapy for children:
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Having written about the tyranny of targets, this is a target I'm glad we've surpassed... let's keep going! Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed.

Autism, Bayesian probability, and why we do what we do - Significance magazine Statisticians can apply their trade anywhere it’s needed, bringing benefits to friends, family and the wider world. Find out how one statistician and father used his training to help improve...

Sharing this essay I wrote that's just been published in @significancemag.bsky.social about loving the things we do, especially when those things involve the people we love. I hope you enjoy it. significancemagazine.com/autism-bayes...

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: https://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:
https://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

#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?

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If you are a member of the RSS or ASA, and love Significance magazine, please consider applying to join the editorial board.

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"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:

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Taylor Swift's surprise song outfits over the Eras Tour: a statistical analysis

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Call for submissions: Significance special issue on South and South-East Asia

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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.

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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

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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...

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Will 2026's hottest new job be "AI phronestician"?

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What do you buy the data nerd who has everything?

Drum roll...

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“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