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We organise meetings on data, statisticians & ideas from the past. The views expressed are our own and do not necessarily represent those of the @RoyalStatSoc
London, England
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RT @RSSDiversity: Very proud to mark the immense contributions to the field of these great minds despite the many hurdles they faced #Blac….
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RT @cortina_borja: @StA_Maths_Stats Young Professor of the Day -Augustus De Morgan was appointed the first Professor of Mathematics at @ucl….
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RT @cortina_borja: @sktywagner @StA_Maths_Stats @HistoryofStats @Jo_Lam_ Exactly! Among many important papers that Box wrote/co-authored my….
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RT @RSSDiversity: We thoroughly enjoyed #IDWSDS2024, many thanks @cwstat for the great organisation!✨.Read about our joint session with @Hi….
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RT @RSSDiversity: @cwstat @HOS_ASA @HistoryofStats We had a great time, thanks so much @cwstat for organising a fantastic event and many th….
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RT @cwstat: Penny Reynolds @HOS_ASA starts #S51 🌟The Stories Behind the History of Women in Statistics 🌟 #IDWSDS2024 #WomenInStats #History….
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RT @HOS_ASA: 100 years ago today Maurice Quenouille 🇬🇧b 1924 (d 12 Dec 1973) Fellow @RoyalStatSoc 1945, IMS 1952, ISI 1964. Best known for….
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RT @cortina_borja: John Nelder FRS was born 100 years ago today. President of the @RoyalStatSoc 1985-6. A conversation with @stephensenn….
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We're hosting a session with @RSSDiversity tomorrow @cwstat #IDWSDS2024!.🎙Penny Reynolds @HOS_ASA @UF & @Altea_Lorenzo @BioSScotland.🌟The Stories Behind the History of Women in Statistics🌟.📅 October 8th.⏰19:30 - 20:00 UTC (20:30-21:00 UK time).
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RT @Altea_Lorenzo: Ready for #glasgowAIethics on #AdaLovelaceDay and fittingly, our paper on lessons from the history of statistics for a m….
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RT @signmagazine: Wishing a happy International Day of Older Persons to all our older readers and contributors. Look out for our special….
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RT @RSSDiversity: Great session co-organised with @HistoryofStats @RoyalStatSoc #RSS2024Conf #WomenInStats.
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You still have time to register for our online talk "The Flawed Genius of William Playfair" by David Bellhouse (Western University, Canada).📅Monday 08 July 2024.⏰3.00PM - 4.00PM.Further info and booking:
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RT @HOS_ASA: 3/Refs.Cane VR. J Royal Stat Soc B 1959, 21(1), 36–49.Cane VR & Armitage P Nature 1957, 1404–1405.Gandy R, Lorenzo-Arribas A,….
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Violet Rosina Cane, MA (Cantab), 31.1.1916–27.6.2008, was a Cambridge-educated statistician whose research and consulting centred on the applications of cl
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RT @HOS_ASA: 2/ 1st F Professor of Mathematical Statistics U Manchester 1961. During WWII she was a Bletchley Park codebreaker. In 1952 she….
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RT @HOS_ASA: #OTD 2008 Violet R Cane d (b 31 Jan 1916) 🇬🇧 Elected fellow RSS @RoyalStatSoc 1947; ISI @IntStat 1969. Best known for work on….
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Great Address by @AndrewDGarrett including a historical overview of past presidents & an optimistic vision for the future "It is hard to imagine a more exciting time for the Society than to be part of a world awash with data – even if a few battles with the devil lie ahead.".
We were delighted to host @AndrewDGarrett's President's Address on 'The devil, the detail and the data' at RSS HQ last night. 📖Read the pre-print here: It will be published in our Series A journal in October, with a recording of the event to follow
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RT @RoyalStatSoc: We are so sad to hear of the passing of Frank Duckworth MBE, co-inventor of the Duckworth-Lewis method for cricket and a….
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