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Statistically Speaking is the Office for National Statistics’ regular monthly podcast, offering in-depth interviews on the latest hot topics in the world of data, taking a peek behind the scenes of the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics and exploring the stories behind the numbers.

AI: The Future of Data

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Communicating Uncertainty: How to better understand an estimate.

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ONS: Year in Review 2023

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Health: Preparing for the next global pandemic

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Communicating Statistics: Crossing the minefields of misinformation.

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International Development: Growing a Global Statistical System

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In The Field: Surveying the nation

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New Data: Transforming how we count the population

    In this episode we discuss how the ONS has been working to transform the way we count the population, using new datasets to give more accurate, timely, and detailed measurements.  On 29 June 2023, the ONS will be launching a public consultation on its proposals for a transformed population and migration statistics system. Understanding user needs will be essential evidence in making its recommendations to Government on the future of population statistics.    More detail available at: www.ons.gov.uk   To explain more about the public consultation, and answer your questions, the ONS is holding a series of free events in July 2023:   National Statistician’s launch event, London, 4 July 2023. (Online attendance also available)   National Statistician’s launch event, Cardiff, 6 July 2023. (Online attendance also available)   Launch webinar, 13 July 2023. (Online only)  You can also watch our transformation journey video, which is also available with British Sign Language (BSL), and in Welsh, with BSL.   

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