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Misspeaking and stats communication

One word can lie between truth and falsehood.

23h ago

Misspeaking and stats communication

23h ago

Sex, gender, and data collection

Instability in meaning can lead to large data losses.

Mar 22

Sex, gender, and data collection

Mar 22

A Problem of Gambling Surveys

Estimating problem gamblers has severe challenges.

Mar 15

The image shows a graphic for ‘problem gamblers’ in Great Britain. Among all adults aged 16 or over, 0.7% were considered ‘problem gamblers’.

Mar 15

NS&I Premium Bonds and Central Estimates

Bonds mean prizes.

Mar 8

NS&I Premium Bonds and Central Estimates

Mar 8

Energy equivalence in Scotland

How can “over 110%” of Scotland’s electricity come from renewable sources?

Mar 1

A diagram which shows the gross electricity generation from renewable sources, divided by Scotland’s gross consumption.

Mar 1

Soft Facts and Hard Cheese

Google’s AI Gemini regurgitated a false claim about Gouda.

Feb 22

This is a suggestion from Google’s AI tool Gemini for a description of Smoked Gouda. It falsely claims Gouda accounts “for 50 to 60 percent of the world’s cheese consumption”.

Feb 22

Jeffrey’s Test and Prescribed Analysis

Prescribed analysis can be testing.

Feb 15

Jeffrey’s Test and Prescribed Analysis

Feb 15

Uncertainty and Inevitability

How can we navigate chance and our own lack of knowledge?

Feb 8

Uncertainty and Inevitability

Feb 8

Mosaic Cartograms in R

Cartograms — maps showing statistics — are powerful tools for visualising geographic data. For electoral statistics, areas like…

Feb 1

Mosaic Cartograms in R

Feb 1

Abuses of Power: Persistent Problems of Post-Hoc Power

A post-hoc power calculation offers no new information.

Jan 25

There is a table showing the ‘correct’ and ‘incorrect’ decisions under null hypothesis significance testing. The calculation of power is shown on a distribution, assuming the alternate hypothesis holds.

Jan 25

Anthony B. Masters

Anthony B. Masters

This blog looks at the use of statistics in Britain and beyond. It is written by RSS Statistical Ambassador and Chartered Statistician @anthonybmasters.

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