Normal Deviance
Why you should care about the Intergenerational Report
Hugh Miller takes a closer look at the 2021 Intergenerational Report, an important plank in long-term planning in many sectors.
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Olympic gymnastics – underperformers or statistical quirk?
In this edition of Normal Deviance, Hugh Miller, Data Analytics Editor for Actuaries Digital, runs the numbers over apparent underperformance in the Olympics gymnastics events.
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Beware the data grab
In the first Normal Deviance column after an extended break, two recent stories remind us that where the data is, there is the temptation to use it for other purposes.
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When the algorithm fails to make the grade
In this edition of Normal Deviance, the story of the UK algorithm to assign high school grades following exam cancellations, teaches an important lesson for everyone building models where questions of individual fairness arise.
