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.
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…
2 August 2024
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…
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…
19 April 2024
As the first blog in this series, Catherine Hutchinson, Head of the Evaluation Task Force (ETF), talks about what the ETF has been doing to make sure that robust evidence…
22 March 2024
In our latest blog one of our Head Statistics Regulators discusses what it means to be an accredited official statistic and how official statistics accreditation can help users and producers…
15 March 2024
In our latest blog, our Head of Data and Methods discusses the benefits and risks of AI in official statistics, and outlines OSR’s strategy for AI in the year to…