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Impact of the change in government Making statistics teaching fun Getstats week International CensusAtSchool workshop Making statistical inference more accessible Statistical education journals Publications Read papers: consultation with RSS membership Book reviews editor required Publications theme: advisors sought Your career New fellows The Society's professional examinations RSS Professional Development Centre courses in 2010 IT statisticians' salary decline slows but jobs are fewer Multilevel Modelling course 6 and 7 May - Early Bird deadline approaching Sky's the limit for maths grads says MITACS director Consultancy Skills workshop, 1 June 2010 Developing your career as a statistician - making CPD work for you, 23 April 2010 Multilevel Modelling 6 & 7 May 2010 Proposed 2-day course on Analysis of Ordinal Categorical Data October course to inspire leaders in statistical organisations An introduction to modelling in R, 3-4 November 2010 Inspirational Leadership within a Statistical Organisation, 14 & 15 October 2010 - Early Bird Deadline extended statutory/regulatory compliance News roundup RSS 2009 awards Search on for two theme directors News of fellows September 2009 Society adds to H1N1 swine flu data debate Society comments on appointment of Jil Matheson as new National Statistician We're underpaid, say statisticians Maine gay marriage vote test for Nate Silver model The Basic Skills debate continues: some of UK's largest employers say the education system is failing school-leavers China's long-term recovery will require structural changes, says chief statistician French statistician disputes 'wave of suicides' reports Spiegelhalter's post on fertility stats picked up by the Sun O'Neill set to deliver Beveridge lecture on accountability on 27 October World Forum addresses crucial questions Calman receives honorary fellowship Can Phillies confound statisticians - and others? Holding accountability to account National Statistician comments on census row Rural-urban divide undermines Maine gay marriage vote forecast Matheson outlines National Statistician's mission Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's Jan Fischer Asia-Pacific statisticians underline importance of communicating findings with public Winslet worth £60m says statistician Ghana seeks to reassure public on census Mail piece on "arrogant" scientists generates reasoned response Restructuring of Pakistan's Federal Statistical System goes to final vote BAWA honours Peter Matthews Anchoring Vignettes in Social Science Research Statsguru update offers cricket fans interactive analyses Harvard celebrates Cochran centenary Matheson gives evidence at PAC census hearing Fans queue at On This Day launch Australian Statistician greets Centenial census Chris Skinner receives West Medal RSS 2010 heads to the seaside ICC rankings questioned Faber challenges skater conviction and WADA standards Yuan to become 'third pillar' says Yam Air travellers' terror odds less than one in 10 million, says Silver "New age prophet" Rao honoured with India Science Award Statistician in US top 10 'best' jobs New website gives free access to government data Salaries of players - not managers - determine success Datablog lists Haiti aid donations Istat president now better paid than Obama Statisticians under-valued by BMJ says RSS fellow ISI creates global network for astrostatisticians Scottish quango repeats "worst features of the old PFI", argue analysts Apology and correction of Professor Spiegelhalter's comments Trio calls for IPCC reforms Breaking news – egg story stirs up listeners "Giant of epidemiology" Garfinkel dies Conservative party criticised for misusing crime statistics New web service claims to perform complex data analysis without statisticians MP's comment on violent crime statistics "seems likely to me to damage public trust in official statistics", says UK Statistics Authority chairman The RSS and Significance launch first Crystal Ball Competition Duckworth and Lewis talk to Sky Malaysia to hire 27,000 to help with census Handling uncertainty in science: 22-23 March 2010 Taleb contrasts Soros and Buffet 'Fiancee formula' determines optimum age to propose Asia set to regain dominance in 2048, forecasts public health expert Rosling Big Bang seeks volunteer helpers for UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair Greek "Enron" highlights issue of political influence on statistics Appointments and re-appointments to UK Statistics Authority Business Toolbox spearheads NZ drive to expand access to data Party representatives set out policies on official statistics Argentine inflation understated says Ecolatina Goldacre criticises newspapers' "endless parade" on causes of cancer ATFS stalwart Jiří Havlín dies Make sense of the statistics for yourself, Fung urges Sheikh becomes adjunct professor at Queen’s School of Policy Studies "Byzantine" voting system brings consensus to Oscars Public Data Explorer enables dynamic mash ups for all Broadcasters bring in statistical analysts in run-up to election UK Statistics Authority asserts role as statistics guardian Poll data wordle highlights politicians' communication challenges Measurement practitioner Laslett dies Population growth likely to overwhelm Tanzania's education resources says statistician Russian statistics chief blogs to raise interest and explain challenges Conscience and Obama's asset value drove Democrat health care voting, says Silver CLG consults on deprivation indices and the Place Survey NCAER-CMCR household survey to "to help shape public policy" in India Statisticians' respect is earned, says RSS fellow Signals are important, says RSS fellow BMJ ‘leads the way’ say editorial staff Whose figures? write RSS NEWS reader ‘Validity of data’ is a key issue, writes RSS NEWS reader The logarithmic nature of time Lipsey warns politicians not to abuse statistics "to mislead the public" MPs warn of repeat of 2001 Census difficulties Climate science must become more transparent, say MPs China's first attempts at openess "disappointing" says statistician Winning jingle will urge Ghanaians to "get counted in the 2010 Census" Stats professor promotes simple alternative to BMI for weight watchers Statistical scrutineers find manifesto claims wanting Dutch appeal court overturns De Berk murder conviction Maths is not just for geeks says author Alex Bellos Index reveals "kingmakers" amongst UK voters Ipsos-MORI cites UK pollsters' "sophisticated methodology" as possible bias highlighted World Bank joins open data movement to help "overcome poverty" Politicians' use of statistics under further scrutiny Today programme probes predictive power of opinion polls Swingometer underestimates potential Labour losses says Silver Statistics and the election California considers new vote audit techniques Leaders answer science policy questions New guide aims to make understanding statistics "a little bit easier" As pollsters wrestle with uncertainty, use a trusted source says Harford Portfolio volatility tool secures 2010 NAAIM award Candidate says being a statistician meant he understood UK voting system Cook urges care amongst policy makers reliant on "traditional" economic stats Premiership predictions use stats formula to illustrate predicting with uncertainty After the result, pollsters ponder how to account for 'soft support' Pull hockey goalie earlier to increase scoring rate, urge Swartz and Beaudoin News from the New Zealand Statistical Organisation Osborne sets up independent OBR to restore trust in official economic forecasts Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research uncovers 'what voters were really saying' Papers failed to meet poll reporting standards, says Straight Statistics Fresh evidence that twelfth man likely to favour soccer home team Labour and Lib Dems have "equal voting power" says Banzhaf as Saari praises Eurovision-style voting Metron papers The rites and prangs of statistical fashions in industry US telephone opinion polls that exclude mobiles biased, says Silver Adams prize Editorial processes On time Awards made for statistical excellence in journalism Statistician agrees with bookies: Spain are likely 2010 cup winners Warwick statisticians find team of analysts is key to interpreting exit polls UKTV uses Dr Geoff's statistical analysis to promote sitcom Willetts declares belief in evidence-based policy in an imperfect world Which Information Pioneer gets your vote? Public urged to explore newly-published Coins data World-class methodologist Little hired to control costs and maintain quality at US Census Bureau ASC 2010 - call for papers deadline extension America's 'paper of record' licenses FiveThirtyEight Mathematical sciences core feature of British Science Festival 2010 Statisticians offer more World Cup predictions Honour for editor of RSS NEWS Anant to succeed Sen as India's chief statistician World Cup underdogs riding high but will they beat the odds? More or Less asks listeners to help data visualiser create chart Scientists use network analysis to identify best footballer Datablog asks readers to help with budget analysis Commentators question whether Budget book statistics back claim that measures were "fair" Szymanski insists England "didn't do that badly" India's young statisticians fêted on Fourth Statistics Day India marks Statistics Day with focus on children Teams from ONS and DECC are winners of first Excellence in Official Statistics awards RSS award winners honoured after "incredible year" IMF statistician takes helm at Greek agency Fears that privacy changes will end publication of Canadian long form census data Employment forecast controversy could make OBR stronger, says Davies UK Statistics Authority restates its position on crime statistics Canadian census changes will inhibit development say critics Significance joint venture due for launch at JSM 2010 Teacher and theorist Blackwell dies at 91 Statistics Canada chief resigns over census changes Datajournalism comes of age with leaked Afghan war logs Testimonies produce little change as idealogical battle rages over Canadian census Logs reveal achievements of IED clearance teams, say Bird and Fairweather CBA argues that abolition of long form census could hinder Canadian justice OBE for government statistician Significance website: volunteer news editors needed September’s issue coming soon Crystal Ball competition – preliminary results Myrto Lefkopoulou lecture Code of Conduct Tiebreak heartbreak Recognition of excellence Theme directors wanted Making sense of statistics Marvin Zelen leadership award Census controversy focuses JSM 2010 media attention Canadian government declines compromise on census change Straight Statistics provides complaint evidence to Lancet ombudsman Are job-training programmes effective? 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