London murders: Stats theory shows numbers are predictable
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 19:42
in Psychology & Sociology
Leading statistician Professor David Spiegelhalter claims today that the number of murders in London last year was not out of the ordinary and followed a predictable pattern. Spiegelhalter's report, published today in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society, argues that shocking headline numbers are not as surprising as one might think.