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October 2009
This month’s cover article is all about choice. How and why do consumers choose the products they buy? More importantly how do we measure choice? Data Analysis Australia has extensive experience in this area, developing questionnaires and applying choice models to determine the key drivers behind consumer choice. Our Analytical Ideas article ‘Statistics in the Media’ explores two recent news articles where the statistics quoted are misleading or don’t provide the whole story. We also profile Taryn Major who joined us in 2008. | | 
July 2009 Although statisticians and mathematicians frequently work ‘behind the scenes’, many advances that make our modern world modern depend upon their skills. Just one example is the Human Genome project, where at the core, sophisticated mathematical methods are putting together millions of disparate pieces of information into a coherent whole, speeding up the process a hundredfold. In this issue we draw attention to the increasing rarity of mathematical and statistical skills in Australia. This is a matter of concern for everyone. |
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