Pedantry alert Yes it can. For discreet data, often the most (only) sensible average to use is the median or mode (you can’t have a grade halfway between an A* and an A). If most grades are A*, both … (View Post)

It’s the details that always get you in the end… ETA sorry HY I thought I had emboldened something but didn’t, now have. (View Post)

I have just got to the end of a 3 month long conversation with a friend in Serbia (all via voice notes, its very twee). He is adamant that what he calls the 'corporate press' and others cal… (View Post)

Agreed, I think. Which is my frustration. Though I do like the messaging the NEU has been feeding me (copiously, I might add) since the strike was announced. Top line: "Our schools need increase… (View Post)

Have you come across The Man in Seat 61 (seat61.com)? One of the most joyful corners of the internet for anyone who enjoys planning a good train journey. It took me all the way to Beijing for the Oly… (View Post)