World War 2 and Statistics

World War 2 was more than just soldiers and tanks, as this article by Gavyn Davies amply demonstrates. He explains the role played by statisticians in producing a formula which estimated German tank production, allowing the Western allies the chance to predict how many machines they would face. Although the article does overplay the importance of its subject matter, given that the article concerns the Western Front with no mention of the Eastern one, I still found it very interesting; people who dislike maths will probably be put off before the end!