Archive - Online articles
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A critique of the normal
‘The Black Swan’, where the assumption of living in a normally distributed worl...
29 November 2021
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Kuhn-Tucker conditions, Gambling and Investing
How to find the optimal investing strategy using Operations Research ...
15 November 2021
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A numbers party
How to combine maths’ most beautiful numbers...
01 November 2021
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Econometrics and Genetics
Estimating the contribution of DNA to correlations between human traits...
18 October 2021
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A new year, A new Dawn
The start of a new academic year heralds the start of a new SECTOR...
27 September 2021
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SECTOR 2020/2021: Year in Review
Looking back on another successful year of online SECTOR articles...
06 July 2021
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Introduction to Board 50
Interview with the Chairman ...
14 June 2021
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The whims of a lottery
Statistically improbable or just an expected outcome? ...
07 June 2021
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John Graunt, the first data analyst
How the plague led to the foundation of statistics ...
31 May 2021
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Looking from a different angle
In the article of this week, Denise writes about her experiences with the A Broa...
24 May 2021
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The battle against educational inequality
How should we evaluate education programmes ...
17 May 2021
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A CFO with four master's degrees
Are we ever really done learning? ...
10 May 2021
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Trading €1009 billion a year
An interview with a Flow Trader ...
03 May 2021
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A Voice for the Majority
Re-Imagining End-of-Course Evaluations ...
26 April 2021
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Diversity and Development Day 2021
The perspective from an attendee...
19 April 2021
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Studying Econometrics all the way from Thailand
Life of an international student...
12 April 2021
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Diversity & Development Day 2021
The perspective of a committee member ...
05 April 2021
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A week in the life of Tristan de Keyzer
A week in the life of the secretary and educational officer....
02 April 2021
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A week in the life of Ivo Warmerdam
A week in the life of the Chairman....
01 April 2021
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A week in the life of Estée van der Vlies
A week in the life of the Internal Affairs Officer and External Affairs Officer....
31 March 2021
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A week in the life of Amber Politiek
A sample from the life of Amber Politiek, treasurer of Kraket...
30 March 2021
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A week in the life of Lia Mendeszoon
A sample from the life of Lia Mendeszoon, vice-chairman, marketing and external ...
29 March 2021
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The roller coaster ride of organising the LED 2021
Adapt, adapt, adapt...
15 March 2021
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness
A two-sided perspective ...
08 March 2021
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Dressed For Market Success
A glimpse in the world of Optiver...
01 March 2021
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The Honours experience
Three students talk about their experiences with the VU’s Honours Programme ...
22 February 2021
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LED 2021
An attendant’s perspective ...
15 February 2021
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Finding the job for you in challenging times
Tips & tricks in Covid times ...
08 February 2021
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How Rigged are Lotteries?
On lottery scams and a slightly misleading Staatsloterij ...
01 February 2021
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Quantifying the effect of disability insurance on the labor force
Two examples of research on the relationship between (mental) health, disability...
25 January 2021