Significance

Published on behalf of the Royal Statistical Society

Edited by:
Julian Champkin

Significance is a quarterly magazine for anyone interested in statistics and the analysis and interpretation of data. Its aim is to communicate and demonstrate in an entertaining, thought-provoking and non-technical way the practical use of statistics in all walks of life and to show informatively and authoritatively how statistics benefit society.

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Do antidepressants work? Statistical significance versus clinical benefits (June 2008)
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School league tables: what can they really tell us? (June 2008)
Harvey Goldstein, George Leckie

Racing, the Law and the Top Jockey: the Kieren Fallon trial (March 2008)
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Predicting Oscar Winners (December 2007)
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The sustainability of human populations (September 2007)
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Seeing the woods - statistics for the young (September 2007)
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The probability of rapid climate change (June 2007)
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