Answer a data question in a round The Counting Round
Work from one named public dataset and one question, and write a 600-word brief with three numbers and a notebook link. Each scorer works out the headline figure before seeing yours.
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- In detail
- One named public dataset and one question; a 600-word brief with three numbers, a method note and a notebook link at a fixed revision. Each scorer works out the headline figure from the source before seeing the entrant's
- What you leave with
- Round result
- Who confirms it
- Scored by three other entrants against criteria published before the round opened. Tillyard adds up the scores and judges nothing.
- What goes on your résumé
- Projects: Brief on transfer rates from 2019 to 2024 IPEDS data; one of 19 entries, headline figure re-derived by three other entrants, The Counting Round, Tillyard, Autumn 2026
An example. Yours will say what you did.
Not for here: structures, pressure systems, mains electricity, vehicles, medical devices, weapons, or advice to a real person on law, tax, medicine, engineering or investments.
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