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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Are you, by any chance, an introvert? Richard C. Zink argues that improvisation training can transform the way you communicate as a statistician academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... #freetoread

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2026, a reminder of our recent article from two statistical educators on the importance of normalising workplace conversations about illness and disability: significancemagazine.com/lets-talk-ab...

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Amstat-American Statistical Association @amstatnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Last call! Nominations for the 2027 International Prize in Statistics close Oct. 1. #STATSSKY #STATISTICIAN Recognize a breakthrough contribution in statistics or data science: statprize.org/nominations/

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A decade after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, villagers returning to farm their land must overcome fear and uncertainty about their crops tinyurl.com/2vbeaapx #freetoread

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

While wealthier continents get excited about AI, many bright minds in Africa can only watch in frustration from the sidelines. Where is Africa in the AI conversation?, asks @mirugwealex.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... #freetoread

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Exciting to hear our September cover feature on BBC Radio 4's More or Less this morning! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Thank you🙏 @timharford.ft.com @mitchellst.bsky.social Read the full article for free right here: academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Shop online for new headphones and you'll get heaps of personalised advice. But when you need to find a new supplier at work... not so much. One data scientist decided to fix that: academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The institution of marriage has changed more within recent decades than in the thousands of years before. Kathryn Torney walks down the statistical aisle to lift the veil on wedding data significancemagazine.com/the-story-of... #freetoread

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

How a young data scientist's hunt for new headphones inspired the transformation of supplier selection in his company: academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... #freetoread

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

US federal employees v. DOGE – how dubious statistical reasoning is being used against US teachers and other federal workers academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... #freetoread

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

US federal employees v. DOGE – how dubious statistical reasoning is being used against US teachers and other federal workers academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... #freetoread

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Peak-end theory and pop music: a statistical story about album closing tracks tinyurl.com/2ubvurfu #freetoread

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thanks to Anna Britten and two reviewers for sharpening it. @significancemag.bsky.social The newsletter version, if you want to go deeper: therunoutgrooves.substack.com/p/longer-qui...

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Longer, quieter, sadder

Five years and 2,284 albums later, my hunch behind The Run Out Grooves has become a peer-reviewed study.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Five years of writing about the last song on albums, and today a peer-reviewed article based on the data is free to read: The cover feature in this month's Significance, the RSS magazine. 2,284 albums, 1953 to 2026 and one question: "Are closing tracks actually different?"

Cover of Significance magazine, September 2026 (volume 23, Issue 5). The masthead features the title "SIGNIFICANCE" in bold red text against a beige background. The left side includes logos for the Royal Statistical Society, the American Statistical Association, and the Statistical Society of Australia.

The central illustration depicts a stylized figure in a blue top holding a large red vinyl record with a white and blue centre directly in front of their face, completely obscuring it. In the bottom right corner, text in red capital letters reads "VINYL ANALYSIS" above the subtitle "WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH ALBUM CLOSING TRACKS?".

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

From Frank Sinatra to Adele: What’s the deal with albums’ final tracks? A deep dive into the stats… tinyurl.com/2ubvurfu #freetoread

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What’s happening with album closing tracks? A fascinating statistical investigation… tinyurl.com/2ubvurfu #freetoread

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Significance is excited for the 2026 RSS Conference next week! Join us at: ⭐ Pre-conference workshop for early career researchers 7 Sept ⭐ Statistical storytelling: Significance prize winners 9 Sept ⭐ The Significance Lecture 10 Sept virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/76886/...

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

How many points does a team need to survive in the English Premier League? significancemagazine.com/english-prem...

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The September 2026 issue is now published, and covers album closing tracks, Fukushima, Genichi Taguchi, positive publication bias and loads more: academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue Non-subscribers, look out for the free-to-reads or subscribe here: secureacademic.oup.com/basket.html?...

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Royal Statistical Society International Conference @rssannualconf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

it's your last chance to register for this year's @royalstatsoc.bsky.social International Conference in Bournemouth, 7-10 September. Join us for the week or just a day or two for a great programme of statistics and data science: rss.org.uk/training-eve... - don't miss out! #RSS2026Conf

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Surviving the English Premier League: Do 40 points always save you from relegation? significancemagazine.com/english-prem...

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

How many points does a team need to survive in the English Premier League? significancemagazine.com/english-prem...

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Deluded data science? Why statisticians must be crystal clear about what they're doing, before they do it... Read for free now: significancemagazine.com/deluded-data...

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Known as the "saviour of mothers", Ignac Semmelweis pioneered handwashing in hospitals, saving countless lives. Can we apply modern statistical techniques to his own data? Free to read: buff.ly/4NUSgLc

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The September 2026 issue is now published! academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue Print copies will reach subscribers soon. Non-subscribers, watch this space for links to the free-to-reads.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Longer, quieter, sadder: How albums say goodbye academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... If you have institutional access, you can read my take on the data behind closing tracks. @significancemag.bsky.social

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Longer, quieter, sadder: How albums say goodbye

Abstract. Music styles and formats are ever evolving, but some things endure. Did the practicalities of the vinyl era establish a time-honoured convention

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ask the wrong question, get the wrong answer... A warning against deluded data science Read for free now: significancemagazine.com/deluded-data...

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Royal Statistical Society International Conference @rssannualconf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

There's just a month to go until the start of this year's @royalstatsoc.bsky.social international conference in Bournemouth & there's still time to book: rss.org.uk/training-eve... Why attend? Hear from past attendees about why they enjoy the conference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhCF... #RSS2026Conf

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Known as the "saviour of mothers", Ignac Semmelweis pioneered handwashing in hospitals, saving countless lives. Can we apply modern statistical techniques to his own data? New and free to read: buff.ly/4NUSgLc

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Looking for intellectually stimulating beach reads? All Significance articles become free to read after a year – inc. last summer’s articles on Broadway, Chinese astrology, gunshot detection, deforestation, AI in Africa, and more! academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue... academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue...

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Amstat-American Statistical Association @amstatnews.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Looking for a #JSM2026 souvenir? ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein stopped by the ASA Store in the EXPO to visit Kim Gillam who highlights the new merch, including the "Seize the Data" mug, hoodies, caps, Stats Cat, vintage tees, and more! #STATSKKY

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

If you enjoyed our article about Taylor Swift's costume changes academic.oup.com/jrssig/searc... ...don't miss this Stats + Stories podcast episode which interviews its authors! statsandstories.net/entertainmen... All free 🎸 ⛓️‍💥

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

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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Royal Statistical Society International Conference @rssannualconf.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The programme is now available for September's @royalstatsoc.bsky.social international conference in Bournemouth. Featuring keynote talks, 80+ invited topic sessions & professional development workshops, and 200+ contributed talks & poster presentations: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/76886/...

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📊 Want to put your organisation in front of hundreds of statistics and data professionals? Sponsorship opportunities are available for the RSS International Conference Connect with attendees from academia, industry and the public sector Get in touch to find out more 👉 rss.org.uk/training-eve...

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Welcome to our headline supporter for the RSS 2026 International Conference 🎉 A huge thank you to @saildatabank.bsky.social – leaders in secure data-driven research - based in @swanseauni.bsky.social Exciting times ahead—join us for a standout event in stats & data! rss.org.uk/training-eve...

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

And the winner of the 2026 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing is.... @tayacollyer.bsky.social for ‘On Expectation’! Congratulations to all our impressive finalists: tinyurl.com/yfjy8yjx

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Sure, it's convoluted, but FIFA's system for the best teams placed third in their groups is a smart statistical experimental design, explains Oliver Johnson significancemagazine.com/making-sense... #freetoread #WorldCup2026

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

2026 Significance writing competition shortlist announced! Well done to our finalists and highly commended, and thank you to all who entered. significancemagazine.com/2026-writing...

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Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

How does FIFA allocate Round of 32 slots to 3rd place teams in the World Cup? A statistical experimental design explained: tinyurl.com/4hurvs8j #WorldCup2026 #freetoread

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