The Mathematics of Guessing: Inside the Steve Ballmer Number Guessing Game
renesmit On Instagram I saw a reel where Steve Ballmer, ex-CEO of Microsoft explained a game to an interviewer. I decided to see if it is a wining game or not.…
2024
De relatie tussen sterftecijfers, rioolwatermetingen en vaccinaties
Inleiding: Tijdens de COVID-19-pandemie is veel aandacht besteed aan het monitoren van verschillende indicatoren, zoals sterftecijfers, rioolwateranalyses, en vaccinatiegraad. Dit onderzoek verkent de mogelijke correlaties tussen deze indicatoren, met als…
The Gamble of a Lifetime: Viager Real Estate in the Age of AI
Viager Real Estate: Betting on Life and Death Imagine a real estate deal where your fortune depends on how long someone lives. It’s called “viager,” a centuries-old French practice where…
Dust, Data, and Determination
In the world of house cleaning, efficiency and thoroughness are key. But what happens when we apply data science and probability theory to this everyday task? This summer I was…
Low Excess Mortality Observed Using Quadratic Fitting in Mortality Trend Analysis
Abstract This study presents a novel approach to analyzing excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic using quadratic curve fitting. By comparing linear and quadratic models applied to pre-pandemic mortality data,…
How to be on part-time retirement with a minimum wage job
There was an article in the Netherlands with people working only a part of the year and it was called part-time retirement. The thing with the article is that they…
How to travel for less than 20 dollars a day
Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. But still it costs money. A lot of money. If you decide to travel a longer time, it’s not…
Scrub-a-Dub Data: Unveiling the Secrets of Spotless Spaces with Statistics
In-Depth Analysis of Cleaning Times Using the Weibull Distribution Understanding and predicting cleaning times is essential for efficient resource management and operational planning. This article is about the application of…
LOESS is more
Dit artikel behandelt het creëren van een trendlijn met behulp van de LOESS-methode, zoals toegepast door het KNMI. Besproken wordt hoe LOESS in Python kan worden toegepast. LOESS, wat staat…
De Grote Oversterftekloof: RIVM vs. CBS
Inleiding De oversterfte tijdens de COVID-19-pandemie in Nederland is een belangrijk onderwerp van onderzoek geweest. Twee prominente instellingen, het Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) en het Centraal Bureau voor…
The Mystery of the Disappearing Water
Replication of Cumulative Rainfall Deficit Chart in the Netherlands On Twitter, a chart of the cumulative rainfall deficit was posted, presenting a challenge to replicate it. Rainfall deficit is an…
Waiting for the bus : the science behind waiting times
Understanding Temporal Variability in Bus Arrival Times and Its Implications on Travel Planning Introduction Efficient public transportation is vital for urban areas, offering convenience and reducing environmental impact. However, unpredictable…