These are the most common negative life experiences that people go through Statistics Norway has investigated which serious life events people go through. Life can be hard on all of us at some point, but negative life events do not affect all groups in society equally.
Here’s how Norway’s public health institute will figure out what to do if the coronavirus flares up again A new mathematical model used by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) is like a tiny laboratory inside a computer, says the head of the institute’s modelling group.
Data on how Norwegians move around allow for a finetuned model of calculating the spread of coronavirus But how accurate are these calculations, and what exactly can they be used for?
Slightly more poor people in Norway Norway’s proportion of low-income families and households is growing year by year.
The world has become more peaceful Although the war in Syria is in its eighth year, statisticians have established that the world is becoming increasingly peaceful.
Uncertain future for fraudsters Fraudsters who cheat on their taxes, launder money or con insurance companies are facing uncertain times. New statistical methods are increasing the likelihood that they will be caught.
Avoids ship disasters with advanced statistics The chance of major ship disasters at sea can be reduced by statistical methods. The trick is to interpret the large amounts of data streaming in from the many sensors in the ship, making it possible to sound the alarm on time.
Biologists often numbed by numbers Biologists often find their analytical aptitude falls short of the mark when dealing with complicated data. It can mean that their research strays off target too.