Eurovision Song Contest: what the science of statistics reveals about an infamous voting scandal

By Robin Hankin, Senior Lecturer in Applied Statistics, Department of Mathematics, University of Stirling

The Eurovision Song Contest was founded 70 years ago as a way for Europe, divided after war, to come together by celebrating its music. Every year, several dozen countries across the continent – and, more recently, far beyond – compete in what is considered the world’s most viewed non-sporting event.

As a cultural institution that last year attracted around 166 million viewers, the results of Eurovision…

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