When the numbers just don't add up
Further Reading
21 October 2006, page 6
Iraq’s body count
Looks at efforts to monitor the number of 'excess' deaths occurring in Iraq since the invasion in 2003.
23 September 2006, page 14
A reality check for conservationists (by Peter Aldhous)
Argues that conservationists should ensure their decisions are objectively based to preserve biodiversity.
4 March 2006, page 22
Hype and herceptin (by Ralph W Moss)
Argues that the real benefits of herceptin may not be all they seem.
20 February 1999, page 48
Rivers of doubt (by Fred Pearce)
Examines the difficulty scientists and writers have in communicating
a degree of uncertainty to the public.
13 February 1999, page 16
Golden goals (by Robert Matthews)
Shows how the analysis of English football matches has exposed subtle trends in scores.
2 March 2007
Has James Cameron found Jesus's tomb or is it just a statistical error? (by Christopher Mims)
Looks at the critical assumptions made in the statistical analysis about the ‘tomb of Jesus’.
October 2006, page 14
Contentious calculation (by John Dudley Miller)
Looks at the controversy over estimates of Chernobyl’s future cancer toll.
15 September 2006
Darfur dead much higher than commonly reported (by J R Minkel)
Comments on the difficulty in obtaining accurate figures for the number of deaths in Sudan.
Page updated March 2007.