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Royal Statistical Society
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The Royal Statistical Society is a membership body promoting a world with data at the heart of understanding and decision making
Feb 11, 2022 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Today we release the findings of our survey of MPs, testing their statistical skills (a thread)

rss.org.uk/news-publicati… We asked a sample of MPs the same simple probability question we asked them ten years ago - if you toss a coin twice, what is the probability of getting two heads?
Jul 20, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Yesterday may have been “freedom day” but now is not the time to play fast and loose with statistics. As the public are being asked to rely more on their own judgement it is vital that the government’s use of statistics helps inform that. We have some recommendations (a thread) Major policy decisions continue to be announced, supposedly informed by data, but with no evidence published – most recently the decision to place France on the amber-plus list, affecting the plans of millions. We expect that evidence to be published as a matter of urgency
May 17, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
One of the four tests that the government set for proceeding with the roadmap out of lockdown is that “our assessment of the risks is not fundamentally changed by new Variants of Concern” (A thread) Government should be clear about how they are making that assessment and what information they are using – in the same way, that the basis for Tier decisions was made public last year
Mar 9, 2021 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
📢Today we launch our memo to government on the ten statistical lessons they must learn from Covid-19

rss.org.uk/news-publicati… (a thread) Public health data is central to understanding a pandemic but currently, we have a system that is fragmented and neglected. That is why we call for a full review of UK health data
Nov 24, 2020 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
Our president-elect and co-chair of our Covid-19 Task Force, @srichardson962 is giving evidence to @CommonsPACAC this morning, alongside @d_spiegel, for their inquiry into Covid and data transparency. You can tune in here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2d… You can read our written evidence to the Committee here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc…
Oct 27, 2020 • 9 tweets • 7 min read
KLAXON – we’re about to announce the winners of our inaugural Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Healthcare Data Analytics, supported by the @HealthFdn #HealthStatsAward This year we have three commendations, with the first going to @RCHTWeCare’s Information and Business Intelligence Team, for their web-based intelligence tool, RADAR. Congratulations!