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Subject: Book now! 'Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics': Playing the
Numbers Game in Policy, British Library, 13 April
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 14:26:11 +0100
From: Joanne Weatherall <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Joanne Weatherall <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
This event is taking place during the evening of Wednesday, 13 April
(18.30-20.00) in the British Library Entrance Hall and costs £6/£4
concessions.
For more information and booking, go to the British Library website:
http://www.bl.uk/whatson/events/event121514.html
Whether the phrase comes from Disraeli or Dilke, or even The West Wing,
there have long been arguments about the accuracy and impact of
statistics. Information collected in the Census has major political
implications, but who decides what’s included? How is it used? And does
it end up improving policy or practice?
The event will be chaired by Ceridwen Roberts, AcSS and Research Fellow,
University of Oxford. Our speakers include David Walker, Contributing
Editor Guardian Public, Richard Alldritt, Director General, Monitoring
and Assessment, UK Statistics Authority and Nigel Hawkes, Director of
Straight Statistics.
This event coincides with the current British Library exhibition 'Census
and Society: Why Everyone Counts'.
Sent on behalf of the British Library
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