Statistics watchdog moves to stamp out “secret” briefings
The Guardian
16,000 new supermarkets on the drawing board?
The Guardian’s Reader’s Editor admits today that the paper is not too good with numbers.
Discrediting polls
Opinion polls make powerful news. In a democracy, weight is given to the views of the people.
Crowdsourcing the cuts: statistics or propaganda?
Keeping track of the impact of cuts in public spending is not an easy task. There are no sound statistical sources to consult.
Odd birth claims: The Guardian weighs in
Last Wednesday I chided The Sun for misculating the odds of giving birth to three babies at
The great uncounted of Westminster
Nice to see an article about the
The perils of overplaying the polls
On 23 November The Guardian published a political poll showing that Labour was ahead as Ed Miliband returned from paternity leav
Better surveillance of HIV and hepatitis long overdue
Is the UK doing enough to identify and treat infections by HIV and hepatitis? The evidence suggests that it is not, and that complacency in the face of these threats is unjustified.
