Online only: Communication during the pandemic: data, statistical analyses and modelling

Online only: Communication during the pandemic: data, statistical analyses and modelling

Date: Tuesday 05 April 2022, 3.00PM
Location: Online
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The first of our Covid evidence sessions for members and other statisticians, to garner opinions on the governments’ handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

We will be looking at:

1.How effectively have data providers, government representatives, the media and commentators communicated with the public on issues involving data, statistical analyses and modelling?

2.How have different statistical definitions impacted how information is communicated to the public? 

3.How well has uncertainty been communicated, including in modelling?

4. How good were the visualisations used to communicate with the public?

5.How has data being accessible to the public improved communication – and was data accessible enough for this purpose?

6.Was enough done to try and prevent information becoming misinformation?

This is an online only registration.
Click here to register for the in-person event

 
Speakers:
John Burn-Murdoch
Oliver Johnson
Will Moy
Hannah Ritchie
 
Organisers: David Spiegelhalter, Jen Rogers and Tom Chivers
Organising Group: Royal Statistical Society.
Event contact: Jonathan Everett