Statistical oddities

"The decline in library attendance is being driven by a significant decrease in the proportion of girls who have visited in the last 12 months. In the 11-15 age bracket 82.0 per cent of females had visited a library in 2008/09 whereas in the latest results this figure has dropped to 74.7 per cent. There was no difference in the proportion of males visiting a library between 2008/09 and 2014/15 in any age range. There was also no significant difference between the proportions of boys participating in comparison to girls in the latest headline measures." [p.21]

This is most odd!

There also seems to be a error in the PA and GUARDIAN reports on the number of libraries in England. The CIPFA tables show:

England Total:

Static Libraries March 2010 = 3041           March 2014 = 2908      Fall = 133

Mobile Libraries March 2010 = 385            March 2014 = 234        Fall = 151

                                                                                                       Total = 284

DCMS : July 2015
Taking Part 2014/15 - Annual Child Report | Statistical Release
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/447730/Taking_Part_2014_15_Child_Report__Repaired_.pdf

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