ABS releases Modellers’ Database for June quarter 2020
119 series updated and available for download.
On the road to COVID normal: the easing of regional Victoria’s restrictions signals hope for Melbourne too
UniSA Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology Adrian Esterman in The Conversation. From 11.59pm tomorrow (September 16), regional Victoria will take the third step out of COVID-19 [...]
Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong
If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics. University of Sydney biostatistician Jacques Raubenheimer in The Conversation. [...]
Home loan commitments rebound with the largest month-on-month rise in history
Latest ABS data shows housing borrowing bouncing back as COVID restrictions ease in most states.
Teaching Algebraic Topology at AMSI Summer School
The University of Adelaide’s David Michael Roberts announces Twitch streaming of Summer School lectures using Twitch in ‘The Higher Geometer’.
Professor Geoffrey Grimmett appointed as Chair of the Heilbronn Institute
The University of Bristol has announced Professor Geoffrey Grimmett FRS as the new Chair of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research (HIMR). Professor Grimmett previous work includes [...]
Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith re-appointed as Women in STEM Ambassador
Advocate for STEM gender equity and AMSI #MathsADDS proponent Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith has been re-appointed to the influential role of Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador for another [...]
Comparing COVID-19 data and policy responses by countries
University of Oxford’s Coronavirus Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT): online tool tracks and compares policy responses around the world, rigorously and consistently, using data from 180 [...]
Probability of the 6-week lockdown in Victoria achieving elimination of community transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Modelling suggests that elimination could have been achieved if Victoria had gone into full stage 4 lockdown immediately from 9 July. Blakely T, Thompson J, Carvalho N, et al. in MJA.
Large-scale testing is key to controlling COVID-19
Statistical modelling shows that analysing grouped samples can give a better and more efficient indication of the prevalence of disease: Dr Daryl Holland article featuring Professor Aurore [...]
