Significance Magazine is rated Pro-Science with High factual reporting by Media Bias Fact Check.
PRO-SCIENCE
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- 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 (-0.5)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (0.5)
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 to date
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 (03/21/2026)
Source: https://www.significancemagazine.com/
Last Updated on March 21, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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