Significance Magazine – Bias and Credibility

Significance Magazine - Pro Science - Credible - Political Bias

Factual Reporting: High - Credible - Reliable


PRO-SCIENCE

These sources consist of legitimate science or are evidence based through the use of credible scientific sourcing.  Legitimate science follows the scientific method, is unbiased and does not use emotional words.  These sources also respect the consensus of experts in the given scientific field and strive to publish peer reviewed science. Some sources in this category may have a slight political bias, but adhere to scientific principles. See all Pro-Science sources.

  • Overall, we rate Significance Magazine a Pro-Science statistical theory magazine, which does demonstrate some political bias. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: PRO-SCIENCE
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: United Kingdom
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Magazine
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Founded in 2004, Significance Magazine is a bimonthly magazine published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) and the American Statistical Association (ASA). It publishes articles on topics of statistical interest presented at a level suited for a general audience. The current editor is Brian Tarran.

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Funded by / Ownership

Significance Magazine is owned by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) and the American Statistical Association (ASA). Revenue is derived from print and digital magazine subscriptions. The website offers select limited free articles.

Analysis / Bias

In review, Significant Magazine primarily covers statistics and statistical theory. They break the website into the following categories: Business, Culture, Politics, Science, and Sports. For example, under the politics category they often report on Polling Data statistics such as this: Forecast error: Are polls getting worse at predicting elections?. This detailed report is properly sourced and in-depth. Under the politics tab they also tend to demonstrate bias against Donald Trump, as can be seen, be here: Where is Donald Trump’s statistician?. This article however is sourced thoroughly and accurately.



Failed Fact Checks

  • None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate Significance Magazine a Pro-Science statistical theory magazine, which does demonstrate some political bias. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing. (D. Van Zandt 4/23/2019) Updated (08/14/2023)

Source: https://www.significancemagazine.com/

Last Updated on August 14, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check


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