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:
Related UKRI funded projects
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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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Why might this be relevant?
Partially relevant as it focuses on patient and public involvement in statistical methodology research, but does not directly address the broader question of how communication of statistics influences their use and value.