Online Lecture: The art of statistics | Events - New Scientist

Online lecture with David Spiegelhalter, chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at University of Cambridge.
 

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It is claimed we live in a “post-truth” society in which emotional responses dominate balanced consideration of evidence. This presents a strong challenge to those who value quantitative and scientific evidence: how can we communicate statistics, risks and unavoidable scientific uncertainty in a transparent and trustworthy way?

In this talk, renowned statistician David Spiegelhalter talks about the challenges of communicating during the covid-19 outbreak. And about the wider question: can we communicate deeper uncertainty about facts, numbers, or scientific hypotheses without losing trust and credibility?

Following David's informative lecture, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions about statistics. 
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Additional resources 
Book Review: The Art of Statistics – How to Learn from Data by David Spiegelhalter | Statistics - insideBIGDATA 
https://scherlund.blogspot.com/2020/07/book-review-art-of-statistics-how-to.html   

Source: New Scientist