Akira O'ConnorProfessor, School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews

TopicStats

2010

  1. No peeking...
    Blogs Stats

    It has been a busy and exciting few weeks, but I'm now ready to get back to business and do some research! By way of re-introducing myself to my own blog (and the blogs of others),…

2013

  1. Real world stats: How (not) to win at roulette
    14 commentsStats

    A group of second-year students asked me to contribute a 'Real World Stats' piece to their new psychology publication, MAZE. I reworked a section from of my most popular statistics lectures on probability theory and roulette.…

2015

  1. Bad things come in... EIGHTS??

    I, like most humans, am bad at understanding randomness and good at spotting patterns that don't necessarily exist . I also frequently have thoughts like: "That's the third time this paper has been rejected. It must…