Statistical explainers


Issues ranging from finance, life expectancy and the spread of disease can all be informed by statistics.

Over the years, the RSS has produced lots of material to help explain statistical concepts to non-statisticians. Here are just some of them.

Climate change resources

The RSS has launched a series of explainers on the statistics and data underpinning our understanding of climate change, led by the RSS Climate Change and Net Zero Task Force. 

Covid-19 FAQs

Demystifying the numbers behind the Covid-19 pandemic