Statistics
Yes, Lego is harder than it used to be
If your family is struggling to complete a Lego set this holidays, you might not be alone. New Zealand researchers have just mathematically proven the brightly coloured bricks sets are now more… Audio
Pumpkin, kumara prices hit record highs
Pumpkin prices are the highest they've been since Statistics New Zealand started monitoring them in 1993. It's averaging $5.78 a kilo - 176 percent higher than a year ago. Kumara has also nearly… Audio
Workers often eat at their desk - UK Survey
A survey by the UK firm Viking shows two-thirds of workers eat their lunch at their desks, or skip it entirely. Our reporter Emile Donovan investigates what's happening in New Zealand. Audio
More than 13,000 semi-automatic guns in NZ
In the wake of the Texas church massacre, RNZ news has been given official figures showing there are more than 13 thousand military-style semi-automatic weapons in this country. Gun users say they're… Audio
Hidden Figures - Lillian Grace
Lillian Grace from Figure.nz is with us with more statistics, today, kiwisaver. Audio
Hidden Figures: Home-schooling
How many people are home schooled in New Zealand? Lillian Grace from Figure NZ has the stats Audio
Police handling of sensitive crime data causes concern
Police have been accused of presenting crime statistics in a way which could unwittingly identify the individuals involved.
When it comes to average, what does 'mean' mean?
Statistician Thomas Lumley explains different ways of calculating an average, and the difference between median and mean. Audio
Statistics to reconsider religion categories
Statistics New Zealand is thinking about changing the religion categories for the Census. Audio
Unemployment drops after tweaks to labour survey
Tweaks to how Statistics New Zealand counts people in the workforce have helped to edge unemployment figures down for the sixth quarter in a row.
Unemployment rate falls after Stats NZ revision
A new way of measuring the labour market has seen New Zealand's unemployment rate plunge to a seven-year low.
Chancing It
Robert Matthews' book 'Chancing it: The laws of chance - and what they mean for you' is published by Profile Books. Audio
Crime
Do you think you're more likely to come across situations which could turn criminal? Audio
Mathematics
Making the numbers add up is Dr. Dillon Mayhew from Victoria University's School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research... statistics and probability, and how humans are not very good at… Audio
Data visualisation
Data visualiser Wesley Grubbs of the Pitch Interactive studio in California brings a structure and a story to data and statistics. Audio
Rugy World Cup match statistics
Here are a few stats we've googled for you ahead of the weekend's game. Audio
Cellphone data
Jameson Toole from MIT is looking at how mobile phone data can be used to predict unemployment and measure economic performance far more quickly and cheaply than conventional statistical surveys. Audio
Soil Mapping
Landcare Research scientists are using mobile spectroscopy to analyse soil, allowing geostatisticians to create better soil maps Audio
DNA profiling - statistical analysis
James Curran is a statistician from Auckland University, whose skills are regularly called on by forensic agencies here, as well as Australia and the UK. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 21 July 2013 - NZ Church Census
Underway right now is the first comprehensive census of churches in this country since early last century. The Mission Koru Report expects to reveal a surprising growth in the number of churches and… Audio