surveys
Go on, have another
It’s easy to mock social scientists, but sometimes they do lay themselves open to it.
The National Lottery: a game of chance, not luck
Periodically the National Lottery issues press releases about which postcodes or areas of the country are “luckier” than others in winning the top lottery prize.
Discrediting polls
Opinion polls make powerful news. In a democracy, weight is given to the views of the people.