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Stats + StoriesTalking to a Statistical Knight | Stats + Short Stories Episode 259Sir Bernard Silverman is an eminent British Statistician whose career has spanned academia, central government, and public office. He will discuss his wide-ranging career in statistics with Professor Denise Lievesley, herself a distinguished British social statistician. He was President of the Royal Statistical Society in 2010 before stepping down to become Chief Scientific Adviser to the Home Office until 2017. Since 2018, Sir Bernard has been a part-time Professor of Modern Slavery Statistics at the University of Nottingham and also has a portfolio of roles in Government, as chair of the Geospatial Commission, the Technology Advisory Panel to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, and...2022-12-2957 min
Department of StatisticsEthics from the perspective of an applied statisticianProfessor Denise Lievesley discusses ethical issues and codes of conduct relevant to applied statisticians. Statisticians work in a wide variety of different political and cultural environments which influence their autonomy and their status, which in turn impact on the ethical frameworks they employ. The need for a UN-led fundamental set of principles governing official statistics became apparent at the end of the 1980s when countries in Central Europe began to change from centrally planned economies to market-oriented democracies. It was essential to ensure that national statistical systems in such countries would be able to produce appropriate and reliable data that...2022-03-3139 min
Data Journalism ConversationsEpisode 8: Conversation With Prof Denise Lievesley (Green Templeton College, University of Oxford)Analysing and communicating uncertainty in data has never been more important for journalists. But what is the best way to interrogate data and deem it trustworthy? This week's podcast features a conversation with Professor Denise Lievesley from the University of Oxford. She discusses what data journalists can learn from statisticians and the parallels between the two professions.2020-06-1037 min
Reuters Institute for the Study of JournalismStatistics and the battle against misinformationDenise Lievesley gives a talk for the Business and Practice of Journalism Seminar Series.2018-06-0842 minReuters Institute for the Study of JournalismStatistics, the BBC and impartialityJil Matheson, former UK national statistician and leader of BBC Trust Review gives a talk for The Business and Practice of Journalism Seminar Series. With an introduction by Denise Lievesley.2016-12-0538 min