Radstats Critical Essay Competition 2014
Get your essay published & win a book token!
 
Submit an original essay that addresses a current social research/policy question with critical use & interpretation of relevant data sources by 1st July 2014 (3,000 words max).
First prize £50
Second prize £30
Plus 1 year subscription membership to Radical Statistics (RadStats).
 
All winning essays will be published in the RadStats newsletter/journal.
 
There are two categories; ‘student’ (undergraduate/postgraduate) & ‘open’ (any non-student).
  • Prizes will be awarded on the basis of readability, clear presentation of statistical material, critical perspective & convincing argument.
  • Your essay could address a current social research policy/question with critical use & interpretation of relevant data sources, or be a critique of statistical methodology in an applied context.
  • Essays do not necessarily have to involve statistical modelling, only critical use & interpretation of relevant data sources.
More information on the Radical Statistics website: www.radstats.org.uk/essay/
 



Examples of previous essays titles & links to the essays include:
 
Whose statistics are they anyway? www.radstats.org.uk/no087/Thomas87.pdf
Figuring out social classes and overview www.radstats.org.uk/no092/walthery92.pdf
Teaching Statistics - The missing ingredients www.radstats.org.uk/no087/Boynton87.pdf
A critique of the development of quantitative methodologies in human geography www.radstats.org.uk/no092/marshall92.pdf