Communicating statistics: How does the communication of statistics influence their use and how they are valued? What factors ought to be considered in the communication of statistics, for example the audience, uncertainty around the estimates?

Background

To deliver against our vision of statistics that serve the public good, in OSR we describe our work under the headings of how statistics are produced, how they are used, and how they are valued. However, in practice it is natural that elements of our work and interests cut across all of these three areas. Some of the questions we are interested in span multiple areas of our mission (how statistics are produced, used and valued).

Next steps

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Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Cross cutting interests Office for Statistics Regulations Areas of Research Interest Office for Statistics Regulation

Related UKRI funded projects

  • Understanding data, understanding society: using quantitative narratives to embed evidence, argument and data within the undergraduate curriculum

    Repeated reports by the ESRC have pointed to the shortage of social science undergraduate students with even basic quantitative methods skills. This is a situation that is harmful to the on-going viability and vitality o...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Bristol

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to create a cross-disciplinary social sciences curriculum that uses quantitative narratives to teach the principles and concepts of quantitative methods, which directly addresses the question of how the communication of statistics influences their use and value.

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