Jill Leyland represents the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) on the UK National Statistician’s
“Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices – Stakeholder”. Together with John Astin she wrote the
2015 paper “Towards a Household Inflation Index” (since updated) which the ONS used as a
starting point for the development of the Household Costs Indices. From 2009 to 2012 sh ... Show More
Nov 13
Enhancing Statistical Literacy | Stats + Stories Episode 375
Statistical literacy was described by Iddo Gal as "the ability to interpret, critically, evaluate and communicate about statistical information and messages". With that in mind, get ready to take a journey on all the ways our guests are promoting statistical literacy in this epis ... Show More
55m 36s
Oct 30
No One is Poisoning Your Kids' Candy, Trust the Numbers | Stats + Stories Episode 206 (REPOST)
The costumes are ready and the annual opportunity to go out and harass your neighbors to get candy is once again upon us. Yes, it's time for Halloween. And along with Halloween comes the worry, the concern the fear that in fact, someone will be poisoning my kid’s candy. This is s ... Show More
8m 58s