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In 19th century Vienna, a young physician named Ignác Semmelweis discovered that doctors' dirty hands led to deaths. So can modern statistical techniques on Semmelweis's own data show us just how important this was? significancemagazine.com/the-semmelwe...

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The July issue of Significance is now published online, with print copies reaching readers very soon! academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue

WOW. We've had an overwhelming response to this year's early career writing competition. Thank you to all who have submitted an entry - we cannot wait to read it!

Statistics and our human history: What three Austrian cemeteries reveal about medieval marriage and family academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... From the May issue and #freetoread

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The World Snooker Championship 2026 begins tomorrow! We kick things off with some snooker-related statistical ramblings. (Or statistics-related snooker ramblings, if you prefer). significancemagazine.com/some-snooker...

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When an Instagram influencer asked a rhetorical question about probability, statistician and crochet fan Sarah Lotspeich could not resist answering it... ow.ly/OHb250YBNtx

Our ancestors had only a sketchy understanding of who “they”, collectively, were. Enter demography: the statistics of human populations. A new, free read on the website now: significancemagazine.com/who-are-we-t...

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The votes are in: How can statistics help spot electoral fraud? https://ow.ly/1Myc50Yv8l0 #freetoread #statistics

Women’s football has rocketed in popularity. But should the men’s and women’s games have distinct statistical models? https://ow.ly/QB6u50YshF5

Mismatches and missed matches. Why mislinked data can mislead public health studies: https://ow.ly/HScC50Yr8VS #freetoread

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