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SIGNIFICANCE
The new magazine of the Royal Statistical Society
SIGNIFICANCE is a new quarterly magazine for anyone interested in
statistics and the analysis and interpretation of data. Its aim is to
communicate and demonstrate in an entertaining and thought-provoking way
the practical use of statistics in all walks of life and to show how
statistics benefit society.
Accessible and appealing, the non-technical articles will appeal not only
to members of the profession, but to all users of statistics.
Students and teachers of statistics will find articles of interest in
SIGNIFICANCE, as will people working in central and local government,
medicine and healthcare, administration, economics, business and commerce,
industry, social studies, survey research, science and the environment.
As well as promoting the discipline and covering topics of professional
relevance, SIGNIFICANCE contains a mixture of statistics in the news,
case-studies, reviews of existing and newly developing areas of statistics,
the application of techniques in practice and problem solving, all with an
international flavour.
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IN THE FIRST ISSUE...
Bioinformatics: new science-new statistics?
Wally Gilks presenting a personal view of the new science of
bioinformatics, and the challenges it presents to statisticians
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2004.00001.x/abs
Shipman's statistical legacy
David Spiegelhalter and Nicky Best on the Shipman Enquiry
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2004.00002.x/abs
Extreme values in the dock
Janet Heffernan and Jonathan Tawn on their experiences of contributing to
the High Court Investigation into the sinking of the MV Derbyshire -
extreme value statistics played a vital role in solving the mystery
surrounding the sinking
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2004.00003.x/abs
House price indices
Simon Briscoe on the Financial Times House Price Index
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2004.00004.x/abs
Safety in numbers. Confidentiality of data from government statistics
Angela Dale on the census, focusing on issues involved in access to data
versus the risk of disclosure
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2004.00005.x/abs
Visit www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/toc/sign/1/1 for the full table of
contents
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