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LATEST ISSUE
October 2023 volume 20 issue 5
NOTEBOOK
News
Andreas Georgiou latest, Data Colada, ghost stats in South Africa, CR Rao and more
Puzzle
Kitty conundrum
Plus the solution to “The dreaded lurgy”
Editorial
Statistics with soul
PROFILES
Robert Santos
A wide-ranging interview with the director of the US Census Bureau
PERSPECTIVES
Book review
Evaluating Climate Change Impacts
Letters
Readers’ feedback on recent articles
Crossword
Where did they go?, by Sam Buttrey.
Plus the solution to last issue’s crossword
STATSCOMM
Building public trust
Why do so many people roll their eyes when they hear economic stats?
FEATURES
Russia vs Ukraine
Battling through the data to calculate who’s winning
Data and getting dressed
Ever struggled to find clothes that fit properly? Part one of a statistical look at sizing problems
Climbing Everest
Planning a successful attempt with data-based evidence
Data literacy in the USA
In praise of the Data Science and Literacy Act of 2023
Measuring crime
How to improve the collection of crime statistics
Working in statistics
Technical acumen isn’t enough. Here’s what else you need to succeed