Here are the predictions for Round 19. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.

Here are the predictions for Week 19. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.

So far there have been 134 matches played, 88 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 65.7%. Here are the predictions for last week’s games ...

So far there have been 186 matches played, 143 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 76.9%. Here are the predictions for last week’s games ...

Here are the predictions for Round 17. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team ...

A couple of studies out recently look at coffee and health. One from Harvard(and reported by CNBC) says coffee (but not decaf or tea) increases the chance of healthy aging in women. Another, from ...

I do also want to emphasize that no-one expert thinks this is a proposal to stop collecting data for the government. Administrative data already marks when you are born or die, when you enter or leave ...

Thomas Lumley (@tslumley) is Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Auckland. His research interests include semiparametric models, survey sampling, statistical computing, foundations of ...

When StatsNZ produces the data here, it was purely descriptive: number go sideways, number go down, number go up. The use on @nzlabour’s Instagram and with a Chris Hipkins electoral authorisation ...

Team Ratings for the Semi-finals The basic method is described on my Department home page. Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season.