The Office for Statistics Regulation’s ‘Lessons Learned’ report argues that we should not be complacent: we need to press harder for more trustworthy, better quality, and higher value statistics.
We are pleased to announce that a 12-week consultation will begin on 28 September 2021.
In 2019, we started a systemic review of loneliness statistics to investigate the state of official statistics on loneliness in the UK.
We can retain trust by actively looking for our mistakes, being open when we find them and by learning from them.
This is a guest blog from Jonny Smyth, Head of Communications & Fundraising at Action Mental Health.
Value for me is about why it all matters. Value means that statistics and data are useful, easy to access, remain relevant, and support understanding of important issues. These things mean that the statistics will be used. Without statistics being of value, they risk becoming irrelevant. Statistics should bring something to the party. But why […]
As part of our work on statistical leadership, we are hosting a series of guest blogs. This blog is from Stian Westlake, Chief Executive at the Royal Statistical Society.
Quality simply means that statistics do what they set out to do and, crucially, that the best possible methods and sources are used to achieve that.
What are the consequences for young people leaving school as a result of the pandemic? How can more detailed statistics about school leavers help us understand and effect real change for our young people? Last year we published our UK wide report – Exploring the public value of statistics about post-16 education and skills. This […]
At OSR we’ve long been concerned about the risks that a world of abundant information and misinformation could lead to a catastrophic loss of confidence in statistics and data – and that our public conversation, cut loose from any solid foundations of evidence and impartial measurement, would be immeasurably weakened as a result. That is, […]