The Conservatives have lost their lead over Labour but despite the parliamentary turmoil over Brexit in December, the polls do not show much movement in the grand scheme of things.
UK Weather Tracker #23 – December 2018
The start of the new meteorological year was warm with normal rainfall.
Stats Training Materials – Multivariate Analysis
If I were to remark to you that “the weather is very nice today” or “I didn’t like that person”, it is unlikely that I would have made such statements based on a single variable. It is more likely that a combination of variables were evaluated to arrive at these statements. When we analysis datasets with multiple variables, we are undertaking Multivariate Statistical Analysis.
Multivariate Analysis comes in two flavours :-
- Analysis of Correlations between Multiple Variables – Known as R-Analysis – Informally known as reducing the dimensionality of your dataset.
- Analysis of Distance between Many Objects – Known as Q-Analysis – Informally known as mapping, clustering or segmentation of your dataset.
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UK Weather Trends #7 – Autumn 2018
Meteorologists define autumn in the UK to be the period from September to November so autumn is now over and we are officially in winter. The 2018 autumn was consistent with the step change in the autumnal climate that took place in the 1990s.
UK Weather Tracker #22 – November 2018
There is no subtle way to say this, our weather in November was boring!
UK Economy Tracker #2 – 2018 Q3
The headline of the third quarter of 2018 is that the UK continues to be sluggish but going in the right direction. There is no question, the economy needs a pickup soon to place itself on a stronger footing ahead of a rising probability of another recession in the near future.
UK Opinion Poll Tracker #12 – October 2018
Here is a long overdue update of my UK opinion poll tracker and in this post, I going to take a closer look at the key trends over the last 12 months.
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UK Weather Tracker #21 – October 2018
A sunny October resulted in wide temperature ranges leading to cold nights and the first frosts of the autumn.
US Presidential Election 2020 #1 – Will Donald Trump win a 2nd term in 2020?
In a week’s time, Americans will go to the polls for what is known as the mid-term elections. Inevitably, the results will lead to much speculation on what it means for Donald Trump’s chances of re-election in 2020. However, I will be surprised if many commentators will look to history as a guide to 2020 and so I will fill in this gap with the help of fun 10 question quiz about US presidents.
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UK Weather Tracker #20 – September 2018
I thought August was unremarkable but September was even more boring!
