Beste Statistica Podcasts (2024)

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Maximizing Roulette Success: Strategic Insights and Statistical Methods 0:30

2M ago0:30

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Unlock the secrets of success with our comprehensive article on statistical roulette strategies and advanced roulette techniques. Gain insights into how roulette probability and house edge play a vital role in shaping your approach to the game, and explore a detailed roulette basics guide to improve your gameplay. Whether you're just starting or lo…

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Green Data: Measuring the Environment 34:43

3M ago34:43

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In this episode we explore how the ONS measures our natural environment and the green economy. Relevant datasets: ONS Environmental Accounts Transcript MILES FLETCHER Welcome again to Statistically Speaking, the official podcast of the UK’s Office for National Statistics. I'm Miles Fletcher and this time we're getting back to nature as we explore t…

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AI: The Future of Data 33:54

6M ago33:54

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With the public release of large language models like Chat GPT putting Artificial Intelligence (AI) firmly on our radar, this episode explores what benefits this technology might hold for statistics and analysis, as well as policymaking and public services. Joining host, Miles Fletcher, to discuss the groundbreaking work being done in this area by …

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Communicating Uncertainty: How to better understand an estimate. 33:00

8M ago33:00

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The ONS podcast returns, this time looking at the importance of communicating uncertainty in statistics. Joining host Miles Fletcher to discuss is Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the UKSA; Dr Craig McLaren, of the ONS; and Professor Mairi Spowage, director of the Fraser of Allander Institute. Transcript MILES FLETCHER Welcome back to Statistically Speak…

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ONS: Year in Review 2023 27:20

11M ago27:20

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In this episode Miles is joined by the National Statistician, Sir Ian Diamond, to reflect on what has been a busy and transformative year at the Office for National Statistics. Transcript MILES FLETCHER This is “Statistically Speaking”, the official podcast of the UK Office for National Statistics, I’m Miles Fletcher. This is our 20th episode, in f…

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E44 Mutual Aid II: Good for the soul 35:40

12M ago35:40

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Our second of three episodes on the role of mutual aid in the leftist political project. This time we talk about why mutual aid is good for the people doing it. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant If you have a statistic or a chart you'd like us to talk about cont…

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Health: Preparing for the next global pandemic 31:40

12M ago31:40

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The ONS led the way informing the UK response to the Coronavirus pandemic. But what lessons can be learned and how can we best prepare not only ourselves, but the rest of the world, for the next pandemic? Transcript MILES FLETCHER This is Statistically Speaking, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Podcast. I'm Miles Fletcher, and as we approac…

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Communicating Statistics: Crossing the minefields of misinformation. 49:24

1y ago49:24

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In this episode we talk about the growth of data use in the media and the potential impact of misinformation on the public’s trust in official statistics. Navigating podcast host Miles Fletcher through this minefield is Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter, from the University of Cambridge; Ed Humpherson, Head of the Office for Statistics Regulation; and a…

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E43: Mutual Aid Logistics 55:40

1y ago55:40

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First of a three part series about mutual aid. This episode deals with the logistics of managing mutual aid stuff, particularly around mutual aid funds that act as pools of money for a community.Example for individual project or person:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ClTaXdR5oyyx1hrivxJvqGSc77KAeWvwdoo-IQWHkmg/edit?usp=sharingExample for co…

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International Development: Growing a Global Statistical System 33:57

1y ago33:57

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In this episode, we explore ONS’s work with other countries to raise the world's statistical capabilities. Transcript MILES FLETCHER Hello and welcome again to ‘Statistically Speaking’, the Office for National Statistics’ Podcast. I'm Miles Fletcher, and in this episode we're going international. Now it hardly needs saying that global issues, clima…

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E42: Carbon Credits 1:11:19

1y ago1:11:19

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If a cow farts in a field and there's a techbro with a box to catch it, does it really produce greenhouse gases?References:Chay, F., Badgley, G., Martin, K., Freeman, J., Hamman, J., and Cullenward, D. (2022) 'Unpacking ton-year accounting', (carbon)plan, https://carbonplan.org/research/ton-year-explainer.Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episod…

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In The Field: Surveying the nation 25:24

1+ y ago25:24

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In this episode we chat to members of the ONS Social Survey Collection Division about the importance, and challenges, of getting the general public to take part in crucial surveys that help paint a picture of what life is like across Britain. Transcript MILES FLETCHER Welcome again to ‘Statistically Speaking’, the official podcast of the UK’s Offic…

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E41: Fatagories 1:21:53

1+ y ago1:21:53

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We talk about how and why BMI sucks as a metric for either health or fatness, and other models for classifying fatness that actually reflect the needs and experiences of fat people.If you want to know more about relative risk statistics check out E19: Pregnancy Risk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9dC4VRD3B8Support the pod on Patreon for bonus ep…

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E40: Marking 1:13:44

1+ y ago1:13:44

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Marking schemes are statistical objects and boy are they weird ones. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant The video version of this episode is at https://youtu.be/2JuiaFzgbyE If you have a statistic or a chart you'd like us to talk about contact us. Email: Statisti…

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New Data: Transforming how we count the population 22:39

1+ y ago22:39

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In this episode we discuss how the ONS has been working to transform the way we count the population, using new datasets to give more accurate, timely, and detailed measurements. On 29 June 2023, the ONS will be launching a public consultation on its proposals for a transformed population and migration statistics system. Understanding user needs wi…

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Stephanie Hare on why we need a culture of technology ethics 35:03

1+ y ago35:03

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Stephanie Hare, author of 'Technology is Not Neutral', talks to Real World Data Science about the 'wicked problem' of technology and AI ethics, and why laws and regulations are 'necessary but insufficient' to minimise harms. 'We’re going to have to inculcate an entire new mindset', she argues.Von Royal Statistical Society

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E39: Medical Device Failure Ft. Tom Bowers 1:50:29

1+ y ago1:50:29

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We talk to Dr Tom Bowers about how medical devices fail in the body, and how that is translated to statistics that can help with early detection.Tom can be found at https://twitter.com/fancywookieeSupport the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificantReferences:Sheffield, S. (2019).…

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Local data: How new data sources are helping to calibrate communities 33:02

1+ y ago33:02

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In this episode of Statistically Speaking we shine the spotlight on local data and look at how good statistics for small areas make for better targeted policy interventions, and more effective use of valuable public resources. Transcript MILES FLETCHER Welcome again to Statistically Speaking, the Office for National Statistics podcast. I'm Miles Fl…

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E38: KPIs 1:38:56

1+ y ago1:38:56

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We talk about KPIs as instruments of measurement, class power structures, and how to be a bad capitalist if you can.Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificantThe video version of this episode is at https://youtu.be/bwCvUp-hE-IIf you have a statistic or a chart you'd like…

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E37: April's Fool 31:40

1+ y ago31:40

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Grievance time!

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Disability: When the numbers alone are simply not enough. 33:51

1+ y ago33:51

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In this episode, we focus on a powerful example of when the numbers alone are simply not enough. The most recent Census has told us how many people have some form of disability but to really understand the nature of those disabilities and the needs of people reporting them we need to do a lot more work. Guiding us through this work, is Helen Colvin…

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E36: The Uber Pricing Model 1:17:18

1+ y ago1:17:18

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Uber continues to make its pricing and pay models less transparent to drivers and passangers. Workers, as ever, are pushing back, and here are some ideas for how to do it.Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificantReferences:The Rideshare Guy (2023) '2 Uber Drivers: Same …

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E35: Wages, Prices, Inflation 44:28

1+ y ago44:28

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If the cost of things is increasing faster than your wages, where is that money going? Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References Stanford, J. (2023) 'Profit-Price Spiral: The Truth Behind Australia's Inflation', The Australia Institute, Centre for Future Work…

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The R Word: Decoding ‘recession’ and looking beyond GDP. 30:05

1+ y ago30:05

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With news headlines proclaiming the UK has ‘narrowly avoided a recession’, we decode the ‘r’ word and explain why this sometimes misleading term is one the ONS is often cautious to avoid. We get the lowdown on GDP (Gross Domestic Product); discuss whether its time as the yardstick for measuring the success or failure of the world’s economies is com…

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E34: Government Legitimacy 1:50:33

1+ y ago1:50:33

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In an act of considerable masochism the crew dive deep into how Ben Shapiro thinks governments maintain legitimacy. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References: Haerpfer, C., Inglehart, R., Moreno, A., Welzel, C., Kizilova, K., Diez-Medrano J., M…

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E33: Wages V Inflation 41:27

2y ago41:27

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When is a raise not a raise? How do you work out what a multi-year pay agreement should do? Why does the government think that young people and people with disabilites have less expensive lives than others? We dive into the relationship between pay and inflation, looking at how comparison calculations can be done, and what gaps emerge over extended…

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Integrating Data: Boosting the capabilities of researchers to inform policymaking. 30:56

2y ago30:56

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Miles explores how data linking can help tackle cross-cutting issues in an increasingly uncertain world, and how the ONS’ new Integrated Data Service will provide a step-change transformation in how researchers will be able to access public data. Joining him are ONS colleagues Bill South, Deputy Director of Research Services and Data Access; Jason …

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E32: Intersections and Interactions 52:08

2y ago52:08

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We look at how the theory of intersectional feminism can be modelled statistically, and use this to examine representations of interactions between covariates. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References Brown, T. (2012). The intersection and acc…

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Unlocked BE12: Representing Representatively 1:16:35

2y ago1:16:35

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Electoral systems are losing their legitimacy in the public eye, and have never been very good at actually representing the will of the population. We talk through a different way of approaching representative selection with special guest: Dean of the Show - Tess's partner Dean.

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ONS: The Year in Review 30:05

2y ago30:05

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National Statistician, Sir Ian Diamond, joins Miles in a slightly festive episode of Statistically Speaking, to look back on some of the highlights and challenges for the ONS in 2022 while gazing positively, but objectively, towards 2023. TRANSCRIPT MILES FLETCHER Hello, and as another statistical year draws to an end you join us for a slightly fes…

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E31: Population Stats for the Individual 49:16

2y ago49:16

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We talk through the limitations of applying population statistics to individual experience, but some of the ways you can get a better idea of your own likely outcomes. IVF success (and the mess of statistics for what that means) is used as an extended case study. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: …

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E30: Blood Quantum 1:55:11

2y ago1:55:11

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We talk to Liam Stevens of Toa Tabletop about the history of racism manifest in blood quantum, and how those ideas persist today. Liam can be found here: https://twitter.com/ToaTabletop https://www.toatabletop.com/ https://twitter.com/_Boganova_ References: Wolfe, P. (2016). Traces of history: Elementary structures of race. Verso Books. American As…

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Health: The role of public data in taking the pulse of a nation. 29:39

2y ago29:39

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Miles is joined by colleagues from the Health and Life Events team to explore how data is good for our health. Within the diagnosis: the Health Index, dubbed “the GDP of health”; the impacts of Covid-19 as well as an ageing society; and the increasing importance of linking data from numerous sources to generate complex insights that inform decision…

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E29: Effective Altruism and Longtermism 51:06

2y ago51:06

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We dive deep into the bat shit insane proposed predictions of these ideologies and why they don't understand what would be involved in the calculations they are trying to do. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References Hoel, E. (2022). 'Why I am …

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Crime: Understanding its impact on society through data. 24:30

2y ago24:30

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In this episode of Statistically Speaking Miles is helped with his enquiries by Meghan Elkin and Billy Gazard from the Office for National Statistics, as he investigates how we use data to get valuable insights into the impact of crime on modern society. Along the way he debunks common misconceptions; learns how the nature of crime continues to evo…

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E28: Missing Variables 30:26

2y ago30:26

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Statistics can't see causal relationships directly, but that doesn't mean we can't reason about them. We look at the sorts of errors that get made in explanations of stuff, and a bunch of case studies ranging from being gay and doing crimes to COVID. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.p…

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E27: Anecdata 43:26

2y ago43:26

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STEMlords have an annoying habit of claiming that social science is only anecdotal evidence. We talk through what that actually means and how to make it consistent across a handful of case studies of the good, the bad, and the weird. References: Richards, K., Death, J., & Ronken, C. (2021). What do victim/survivors of sexual violence think about Ci…

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E26: Eugenics in Statistics 48:39

2y ago48:39

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There are bigoted skeletons in the dark closet of statistics and we're going to shine some light on them. An examination of what no material analysis does to a motherfucker. References: Clayton, A. (2020) How Eugenics Shaped Statistics, Nautilus, October 2020, https://nautil.us/how-eugenics-shaped-statistics-9365/ Unknown author - Historical Spotli…

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E25: Gambling ft. Dave 1:31:29

2y ago1:31:29

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We take a flutter on explaining the maths structure of gambling with special guest Dave, your mate from Twitter. Dave can be found on Twitter @mesut_ausil References: Gambling in Australia (2021) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/gambling Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, ear…

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E24: PBAS Delenda Est ft. Asher Wolf 1:36:30

2y ago1:36:30

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We talk to Asher Wolf about the points-based system now being inflicted on unemployed workers in Australia, why it must be destroyed, and some ways that people can minimise its impact on their lives until then. Asher Wolf is @Asher_Wolf on Twitter and occasionally writes for newspapers. The Australian Unemployed Workers Union can be found at https:…

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Trust in Data: The importance of ethics and privacy in producing statistics for the public good 31:45

2y ago31:45

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In this episode Miles is joined by Professor Luciano Floridi of Oxford University; Simon Whitworth of the UK Statistics Authority; and Pete Stokes from the ONS to talk about data ethics and public trust in official statistics. TRANSCRIPT MILES FLETCHER Hello, I'm Miles Fletcher, and in this episode of Statistically Speaking we're exploring data eth…

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E23: Statistical Independence 42:30

2y ago42:30

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In statistics, the idea of a relationship between two things has a very specific mean. We talk through this for a couple of cases, then look at what a straight line can and cannot tell you. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant The video version of th…

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Unlocked BE7: Teaching Potluck 33:54

2+ y ago33:54

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Tess rambles for a while about teaching maths and stats. We talk about maths anxiety, modes of communicating, and language.

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Labour & Wages: The tracking of employment and pay across the UK 36:40

2+ y ago36:40

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David Freeman and Nicola White join Miles to discuss how the Office for National Statistics (ONS) tracks employment and pay across the UK. Transcript: Hello and welcome again to Statistically Speaking, the Office for National Statistics podcast. In this episode, we enter the world of work and clock on for a shift with the ONS labour market team. We…

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E22: "Measuring" ""Diversity"" Ft. Artie Wolfe 1:25:48

2+ y ago1:25:48

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We look at a disasterous effort to quantify diversity among videogame characters which started at a mobile developer and then got absorbed by Blizzard. You can find Artie on Twitter @alliedwolves Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References (I am …

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E21: Counting Fish ft. Jesse Black 1:17:14

2+ y ago1:17:14

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How many fish are there in the sea? With fish researcher Jesse Black we investigate methods to estimate fish population sizes in the inky depths. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant Jesse can be found at https://twitter.com/JesseBlackSci References:…

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E1 Remastered: Contraceptive Effectiveness 23:58

2+ y ago23:58

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This is a remastered version of the main part of our first episode which goes through how contraceptive effectiveness is measured and compares the short- and long-term effectiveness of some different methods. The video version of this episode is at: https://youtu.be/IzOUygCLJxY Support the pod on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsign…

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A Matter of Life & Death: The impact of declining fertility rates; the re-birth of a dataset buried for 50 years; and why you should call your baby Nigel. 26:46

2+ y ago26:46

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In this episode Miles is joined by Dr James Tucker and Sarah Caul MBE to talk about how and why the Office for National Statistics count births and deaths, and what current fertility trends might mean for the future population. They look at the impact of popular culture on the most common baby names in England and Wales, and discuss the new signifi…

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E20: Job Service Provider Rating System ft. Daniel and David of the AUWU 1:49:50

2+ y ago1:49:50

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We have an extended chat with Daniel and David from the Australian Unemployed Workers Union about a new rating system they have built to give a voice to people in the Australian welfare state. Check out the AUWU at https://www.auwu.org.au/ The ROAR app can be found at https://www.auwu.org.au/roar-app Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, e…

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E19: Pregnancy Risk 1:28:45

2+ y ago1:28:45

1:28:45

We talk to Josie Spicer of A Hill To Die On podcast about the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse events as an example of medical risk. How do we quantify it, how do we compare it across different populations, and why second opinions are really important. Josie can be found at: https://www.ahilltodieonpod.com/ Twitter: @jsspcr1 Support the …

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