Ed Humpherson, the Director General for Regulation, team members at the Office for Statistics Regulation and other ad-hoc guest authors present think pieces on how the different areas of the statistical system can affect and benefit the public.
Ed Humpherson, the Director General for Regulation, team members at the Office for Statistics Regulation and other ad-hoc guest authors present think pieces on how the different areas of the statistical system can affect and benefit the public.
Our exploration of misleadingness brought us into insightful conversations with philosopher and PhD student, Kyle Adams, from the University of Waterloo. Together, we revisited and refined our understanding of misleadingness.…
"Statistics may be used to provoke and to challenge the status quo; but Ofcom is entitled to insist – in the public interest – that they should not be misused…
In our latest blog Director General for Regulation, Ed Humpherson, reflects on why communicating uncertainty is a constant challenge for statisticians… A recurring motif of OSR reports is the need…
30 August 2024
Our latest blog in this series is from Robert Cann, Policy and Government Relations Manager at Full Fact. Robert highlights that the way statistics are presented is crucial for how…
23 August 2024
The latest blog in this series is from Paul Matthews, a Senior Statistician working in the Office of the Chief Statistician (OCS) in Scottish Government. Paul talks about Scottish Government’s…
16 August 2024
Our latest blog in this series is from Scott Heald, Director of Data and Digital Innovation and Head of Profession for Statistics in Public Health Scotland (PHS). Scott offers his thoughts…
9 August 2024
The latest blog in this series is from Emma Gordon, Director of the £105m Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK) programme at ESRC. Since 2018, ADR UK has been working…
2 August 2024
In our latest blog in this series, Silvia Palombi, Senior Economic Analyst at the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC), talks about what the SFC has been doing to help make sure that…
22 July 2024
Most important statistics are actually an “estimate” – a statistical judgement that is subject to some degree of uncertainty. So how can we best communicate that uncertainty while still maintaining…
24 May 2024
In our latest blog, our Head of Private Office and Casework Manager, Kirsty, explains some of the do’s and don’ts when presenting statistics as part of an infographic. You may…
17 May 2024
Our Head of Research discusses how the findings from the 2023 Public Confidence in Official Statistics Survey are relevant to OSR. At the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), we have…
16 May 2024
In this blog, our Head Statistics Regulator for Crime and Security discusses the difficulties in understanding and interpreting crime statistics, and what OSR is doing to support producers in improving…
7 May 2024
In our latest blog, our Head of Casework and Director General set out the guidance and support available for navigating statistics during an election campaign, and our role in publicly…