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Anthony B. Masters

Contributing to a COVID-19 stats discussion

Discus COVID-19 statistics brings heat and light.

Apr 12

A timeline showing different estimates of pandemic death tolls.

Apr 12

Crisis in the High Tower

Several official statistics have difficulties with data quality.

Apr 5

Trends based on HMRC pay-rolled employees and Workforce jobs suggest the Labour Force Survey employment estimate may be an underestimate.

Apr 5

Misspeaking and stats communication

One word can lie between truth and falsehood.

Mar 29

Misspeaking and stats communication

Mar 29

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

Anthony B. Masters

Anthony B. Masters

This blog looks at the use of statistics in Britain and beyond.

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