TANC Event: Lies, damned lies and football statistics

Tuesday 3rd June 2014, 18:00 - 21:00
Room LG001, Cass Business School, 106 Bunhill Row, London. EC17 8TZ

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

Sponsored by The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

Advance registration for this event has now closed

Description

Lord Finkelstein has been writing a column, the Fink Tank, in the Saturday edition of The Times for several years. In it, he uses statistical analysis and probability theory to explode some of the myths around the “confirmed wisdom” of commentators’ favourite football sayings. For example, is it really true that teams are more vulnerable when they are winning 2-0 than 1-0? Is conceding a goal just before half time really so significant to the end result? With the World Cup around the corner, it is only right and proper that Daniel is given the opportunity to tell the audience what is correct and what is statistically misguided about statements which have gone into folklore amongst football pundits. Organised by The Actuarial Network at Cass.

Agenda

18:00 - 18:30 Registration*
18:30 - 20:00 Presentation by Daniel Finkelstein, followed by Q&A
20:00 - 21:00 Networking over drinks and nibbles

*Please note that booking for this event has been extremely popular. There will be an overflow room screening the presentation so that we can accommodate as many people as possible. Access to the main Auditorium will operate on a first come, first served basis.

About the Speaker: Lord Daniel Finkelstein

Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE is a former politician and Associate Editor of The Times. He is their Chief Leader Writer and a weekly political columnist. Before joining The Times in 2001, he was adviser to both Prime Minister John Major and Conservative leader William Hague. Daniel was named Political Commentator of the Year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards 2011 and 2012. He is the chairman of Policy Exchange and was elevated to the House of Lords in August 2013.

About TANC

 

The Actuarial Network at Cass (TANC) was set up in August 2007 as a means of providing a stronger network for the actuarial alumni of Cass. 

TANC's three main aims are:

  • To be a dynamic community where actuarial alumni can maintain contact with each other, network and socialise with like-minded professionals and friends and benefit from continuing personal and professional development while having fun 
  • To foster a continuing relationship between Cass and its actuarial alumni post-graduation
  • To encourage the actuarial alumni community to provide promotion and support to Cass on an ongoing basis.

To do this, a TANC committee was established, comprising of Cass Professors and Cass alumni who are business professionals in the actuarial industry. To find out more, visit the TANC website.