How do we know statistics can be trusted? We talked to the humans behind the numbers to... - 0 views
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Simon Knight on 22 Oct 20in our research, which involves talking to statisticians, public servants and journalists who produce and communicate the statistics that govern our lives, people say overwhelmingly that faith and trust are essential parts of what makes statistics useful. Despite the objective and impartial appearance of statistics, it is a web of people and human processes that makes them trustworthy.