There has been a lot of talk about a UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) technical report. It includes information on COVID-19 case rates in England for vaccinated and unvaccinated groups (Table 5). For some the immediate reaction to these data has been outright disbelief, others have used the data to support pre-existing, and incorrect, views […]
My favourite number is 6. It was the number Roberto Carlos, my footballing idol, wore when he played for Brazil. As a kid I remember trying to recreate his infamous banana free kick versus France (1997) over, and over again. Practice makes perfect they say. So here, in honour of Senhor Carlos, I am going […]
Over the past 18 months we’ve talked a lot about transparency. We’ve made public interventions such as our call for UK governments to provide more transparency around COVID data, and it’s been prominent in our vision for the future of analysis in government, including in our Statistical Leadership and State of Statistical System reports. But […]
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.