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HONORARY FELLOWS LECTURE - Should we trust statistics?
Wed 3 November 2021
Department of Chemistry
The Honorary Fellows Lecture will be given by Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter FRS OBE Chair, Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, Centre for Mathematical Sciences , University of Cambridge
Abstract: The current pandemic has emphasised the key role that statistics play in understanding what is going on around us. But how reliable are all these numbers? How much should we trust what we hear and read? I will look at the way that statistics can be used to try and persuade audiences to think or act in a certain way, and contrast this with efforts to make communication 'trustworthy'.
Cost: FREE
Enquiries and booking
Please note that booking is required for this event.
This scientific lecture is free and open to everyone who is interested - check website for latest updates and booking information http://www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org
Booking is essential to guarantee a place. The venue has limited the numbers attending due to social distancing. If numbers permit, tickets may be available on the door due to cancellations/no-shows.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/honorary-fellows-lecture-professor-sir-david-spiegelhalter-frs-obe-tickets-188164062777
Enquiries: Beverley Larner Website Email: camphilsoc.lectures@gmail.com
Venue
| This scientific lecture is free and open to everyone who is interested - check website for latest updates and booking information http://www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org
Booking is essential to guarantee a place. The venue has limited the numbers attending due to social distancing. If numbers permit, tickets may be available on the door due to cancellations/no-shows. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/honorary-fellows-lecture-professor-sir-david-spiegelhalter-frs-obe-tickets-188164062777 |
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