Radical Statistics

Radical Statistics

Radical Statistics is a UK-based organisation that looks at political aspects of statistics. It is interested in the use of statistics to promote equality and social justice. A recent Radstats book 'Statistics and Society' includes chapters on crime, economics, education, elections, ethnic issues, gender issues, health, housing, poverty, and unemployment. [http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/mailinglists/category/Maths_&_Statistics.htm]

It has an active mailing list [http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/RADSTATS.html] ,is well integrated into the Royal Statistical Society, and publishes a regular newsletter/journal. Its annual AGM and conference is usually a two-day social and business affair in February - this often involves a weekend away e.g. at a Youth Hostel (most recently, in 2006, at Hathersage [http://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/hostelpages/269.html] , near Sheffield). The 2007 conference is on the theme "Who's in Charge of Public Statistics?".

RadStats was founded on 31 January 1975, and has a very active health group in which [http://www.city.ac.uk/sonm/midwifery/staff/macfarlane_a.html Alison Macfarlane] is a leading member.

The mission statement on the [http://www.radstats.org.uk/ RadStats website] states::: "We believe that statistics can be used to support radical campaigns for progressive social change. Statistics should inform, not drive policies. Social problems should not be disguised by technical language."

Links

* [http://www.radstats.org.uk/ RadStats website]


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