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David Walker

Can I underline three of Harvey Goldstein’s points: a) all ‘professional’ data users, especially social scientists, should be pro active and play a leading part in checking the presentation and use of public statistics. This may entail identifying gaps and demanding data. b) putting our shoulders to the wheel and trying to raise standards of public debate and public literacy in data. The new Nuffield/ESRC/Hefce initative on quantitative methods in undergraduate social science is blazing a trail. Shouldn’t all social scientists (and historians) be required to possess a minimal level of statistical literacy before they are allowed to graduate –… Read more »

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