You may have seen on this blog post that my fianc茅 and I found out in February that we could qualify for a mortgage. Well, fast forward two months, and we have purchased our first home! We are very very excited to move in, and …
Read MoreI鈥檓 sure all of you have heard about networks in one way or another; perhaps you cast your mind instantly to the idea of Facebook friends upon reading this post, and not only thanks to my rip-off of a certain film title. But what are …
Read MoreI am one of those people who enjoys everything. And I mean everything. You probably know one of those people, or maybe you are one. The people who try a hobby once, become instantly hooked, and then want to buy all the equipment and become a master …
Read MoreToday’s post is something a bit different, discussing why I decided to pursue a PhD in Statistics and Operational Research, particularly after completing a four year integrated Masters degree in Theoretical Physics with Mathematics. This is a personal post (no mathematical content!), and I hope …
Read MoreNo, I didn’t just forget the words to David Bowie’s Changes, in today’s post we’re going to be talking about changepoints! In this brief introduction to changepoint analysis we’ll be covering what is actually is, how is it useful and when can we apply it. …
Read MoreJust the other week, my fianc茅 and I were told we were able to qualify for a mortgage. As you can expect, I’ve spent the following days excitedly searching for properties online and dreaming up interior design schemes. I’m sure most people would agree that …
Read MoreIn a recent talk given to the MRes students, I was asked for my opinion on a multi-armed bandit problem. In these working from home times, I鈥檓 sure most of us know of the combined dread and panic that comes with taking your microphone off …
Read MoreI plan to write a series of blog posts that cover some of the *more unusual* areas of research and uses for statistics and operational research that you may not know about. Today鈥檚 blog post is the first of said series, and we are going to be considering the question: what is the most likely path that a particle would take between two points on the surface of the ocean?
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