Statistics
Mutually exclusive truths: the statistics of Question Time
Statistics are MPs favourite weapons. Question time is heavy with mutually exclusive numbers - which are usually all true.
AudioHadley Wickham - open source data wrangler
Data scientist Hadley Wickham is developing open source ways to help people collect and analyse the information that surrounds us every day. He's yet to meet a data set he doesn't like and loves… Audio
How statistics can help us separate fact from fiction
David Spiegelhalter has built a career sorting the lies from the statistics. In his new book The Art of Statistics the Cambridge Professor shares his passion for data, scientific evidence and risk… Audio
Mediawatch for 30 June 2019
Advocacy ads needs checks before cheques; broadcasting policy goes backwards; The Spinoff recruits its readers; transport stats taken for a ride. Audio
Census 2018 - what went wrong?
Why is data from last year's census still delayed, a year after the natiowide official survey? Statistics New Zealand says it has had to delay the release of any information as it reckons with a lower… Audio
Stats NZ document grouped queer and takatāpui people with paedophiles
Statistics NZ has apologised to LGBTQI communities after its new guidance for sexual identity data collection lumped queer, takatāpui and pansexual people in the same group as paedophiles.
Low parole figures 'indictment of system'
An ex-parole board member says Corrections' hearings figures are an indictment of the criminal justice system. Audio
Visual Trumpery - the good and bad of data journalism
Good data journalism makes lots of important information easily understandable and it clarifies complicated issues for us. But visiting expert Alberto Cairo warns we must also beware of visualisations… Video, Audio
Visual Trumpery - the good and bad of data journalism
Good data journalism makes lots of important information easily understandable and it clarifies complicated issues for us. But visiting expert Alberto Cairo warns we must also beware of visualisations…
Video, AudioYes, Lego is harder than it used to be
If your family is struggling to complete a Lego set this holidays, you might not be alone. New Zealand researchers have just mathematically proven the brightly coloured bricks sets are now more… Audio
Pumpkin, kumara prices hit record highs
Pumpkin prices are the highest they've been since Statistics New Zealand started monitoring them in 1993. It's averaging $5.78 a kilo - 176 percent higher than a year ago. Kumara has also nearly… Audio
Workers often eat at their desk - UK Survey
A survey by the UK firm Viking shows two-thirds of workers eat their lunch at their desks, or skip it entirely. Our reporter Emile Donovan investigates what's happening in New Zealand. Audio
More than 13,000 semi-automatic guns in NZ
In the wake of the Texas church massacre, RNZ news has been given official figures showing there are more than 13 thousand military-style semi-automatic weapons in this country. Gun users say they're… Audio
Hidden Figures - Lillian Grace
Lillian Grace from Figure.nz is with us with more statistics, today, kiwisaver. Audio
Hidden Figures: Home-schooling
How many people are home schooled in New Zealand? Lillian Grace from Figure NZ has the stats Audio
Police handling of sensitive crime data causes concern
Police have been accused of presenting crime statistics in a way which could unwittingly identify the individuals involved.
When it comes to average, what does 'mean' mean?
Statistician Thomas Lumley explains different ways of calculating an average, and the difference between median and mean. Audio
When it comes to average, what does 'mean' mean?
Statistician Thomas Lumley explains different ways of calculating an average, and the difference between median and mean.
AudioStatistics to reconsider religion categories
Statistics New Zealand is thinking about changing the religion categories for the Census. Audio
Unemployment drops after tweaks to labour survey
Tweaks to how Statistics New Zealand counts people in the workforce have helped to edge unemployment figures down for the sixth quarter in a row.
