Factfulness: Building Gapminder Income Mountains
Abstract: We work out the math behind the so called income mountain plots used in the book "Factfulness" by Hans Rosling and use these insight to generate such plots using...continue reading.
Abstract: We work out the math behind the so called income mountain plots used in the book "Factfulness" by Hans Rosling and use these insight to generate such plots using...continue reading.
Abstract A good understanding of the statistical procedure used to calculate trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) risk in combined first trimester screening is a precondition for taking an informed decision on...continue reading.
Abstract Unexploded WWII bombs are ticking threats despite being dropped more than 70 years ago. In this post we explain how statistical methods are used to plan the search and...continue reading.
We provide Bayesian decision support for revealing the identity of opponents in the board game Inkognito. This includes the use of combinatorics to deduce the likelihood of observing a particular...continue reading.
Abstract Control calculation ping-pong is the process of iteratively improving a statistical analysis by comparing results from two independent analysis approaches until agreement. We use the daff package to simplify...continue reading.
Abstract We provide an interpretation for the confidence interval for a binomial proportion hidden as the transcript of an hypothetical statistical consulting session. This work is licensed under a Creative...continue reading.
Abstract If your tap water suddenly becomes brown while authorities claim everything is okay, you start to worry. Langkjær-Bain (2017) tells the Flint Water Crisis story from a statistical viewpoint:...continue reading.