- Calling a seat on election night
How can they call a seat with under 6% of the vote counted on election night? This interesting question was sent in by a follower, and having never given it much thought before, here’s what I found out.
- Challenges in communicating probabilities
Which do you expect to witness more often in your lifetime, Powerball/Lotto jackpot winners or one-in-1000 year floods? Language choice around probabilities can be key!
- Death dates, and how we get there
What information is available on our life expectancy, and what factors influence this beyond expected health factors?
- Understanding weather forecasts
Do you know what the weather forecast numbers and terminology used by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) mean? Delve into the probabilities and percentages of rain.
- Simplifying stats around drug deaths
I was excited to see a recent release on the HealthStats NSW website that I was involved in, providing insights into illicit drug deaths in NSW. This project was almost complete when I left the HealthStats NSW team, and people from various teams were involved over many years, so it is great to now see this publicly released.
- Turning my teaching dreams into a statistically significant reality
Many years ago, I dreamed of designing and delivering my very own courses – delivering content that makes statistics accessible to everyone, especially those without a maths degree. I did the usual thing: 1. Uni tutor, 2. PhD graduate and 3. Lecturer, but this dream didn’t fit into the academic system. Thus, Simplify Stats was born!
How can they call a seat with under 6% of the vote counted on election night? This interesting question was sent in by a follower, and having never given it much thought before, here’s what I found out.
Which do you expect to witness more often in your lifetime, Powerball/Lotto jackpot winners or one-in-1000 year floods? Language choice around probabilities can be key!
What information is available on our life expectancy, and what factors influence this beyond expected health factors?
Do you know what the weather forecast numbers and terminology used by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) mean? Delve into the probabilities and percentages of rain.
I was excited to see a recent release on the HealthStats NSW website that I was involved in, providing insights into illicit drug deaths in NSW. This project was almost complete when I left the HealthStats NSW team, and people from various teams were involved over many years, so it is great to now see this publicly released.
Many years ago, I dreamed of designing and delivering my very own courses – delivering content that makes statistics accessible to everyone, especially those without a maths degree. I did the usual thing: 1. Uni tutor, 2. PhD graduate and 3. Lecturer, but this dream didn’t fit into the academic system. Thus, Simplify Stats was born!