Steve Lohr, writer for the NY Times, seems to think so. He says that statisticians “are finding themselves increasingly in demand — and even cool”. Read his article based around Carrie Grimes - a statistician for Google.
Everyone should have a quick play around with Spinning the Risk as it is an excellent example of how presenting risk in different ways can make things seem completely harmless or entirely life-threatening.
Trying to teach a class about the misuse and abuse of statistics? Need examples? Dr. Ben Goldacre and Dr. Eric Roehm have many insightful examples of studies that have gone wrong ...
Are ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries really that different nowadays?
Professor Hans Rosling, a professor of global health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet, explores the differences between countries and gives a fantastic demonstration of the capabilities of global health statistics. A very lively video that should interest everyone.
