Truth in the Numbers: The Role of Data in a World of Fact Fiction and Everything In Between
The content delves into the importance of data, addressing lost opportunities and the potential for recovery. It explores gender statistics, the role of statisticians, and the impact of truth in shaping opinions. The discussion includes insights from Ian Hacking and the Independent Accountability Panel's perspective on accountability and statistics offices.
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Truth in the numbers the role of data in a world of fact fiction and everything in between LOST OPPORTUNITIES Can they be recovered? Pali Lehohla Independent Accountability Panel 1
Gender statistics ..So if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of Shit 2
Why the topic Are statisticians worried by the truth or lack of it in the numbers Is truth enough? Is it an objective state of being Is it a sufficient condition Truth as a necessary but not sufficient condition What more is necessary Truth as a project of conversation Conditions for conversation as transparency Independence as conversation and not distance Independence as interdependence 3
Ian Hacking opines that The quiet statisticians have changed our world, not by discovering new facts or technical developments but by changing the ways we reason, experiment, and form our opinions. This reasoning is consistent with Ecclesiastes 1:14-11 asserting that there is nothing new under the sun. In this assertion, Ecclesiastes argues that unless there is God at the centre of our thinking generations come and generations go and will live a life that is worthless. The god in us as statisticians are the UN Fundamental principles for official statistics 4
Independent Accountability Panel position on Accountability is about how those in situations of hopelessness survive, then thrive and transform for the better Its point of departure is on rights A clear architecture of intention A transparent mechanism for transforming intentions to commitments A credible and verifiable fidelity of systems of facts, Authority of voice Remedy as a lever for commitment National Statistics offices are crucial to deliver credible facts for the mandate of the IAP to be implementable 5
