The History Section of the Royal Statistical Society

30/11/2021

Our 2021 Annual General Meeting of the History of Statistics Section will be held on Thursday 9 December 2021 at 1.50pm before the start of In Conversation with Sir Bernard Silverman FRS
Register in person or online: https://rss.org.uk/training-events/events/events-2021/sections/in-conversation-with-sir-bernard-silverman-frs-in/ (scroll down for online link)

Sir Bernard Silverman is an eminent British Statistician whose career has spanned academia, central government and public office. He will discuss his wide ranging career in statistics with Professor Denise Lievesley, herself an distinguished British social statistician.

17/09/2020

8 October Robert Worcester will talk on "The History of Market Research in Great Britain: The Marriage of the Art of Asking Questions and the Science of Sampling" Register here: https://rss.org.uk/training-events/events/events-2020/sections/the-history-of-market-research-in-great-britain-th/
Royal Statistical Society

17/09/2020

Don't forget: We are looking for new committee members. Please apply by 28 September. More info https://rss.org.uk/news-publication/news-publications/2020/member-callouts/history-of-statistics-section-seeks-new-committee/
Royal Statistical Society

10/09/2020

We are looking for new committee members. Please apply by 28 September. More info https://rss.org.uk/news-publication/news-publications/2020/member-callouts/history-of-statistics-section-seeks-new-committee/

Royal Statistical Society

16/04/2019

Free event tomorrow at the Royal Statistical Society: "Data visualisation in the popular Victorian press" by Alison Hedley.
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About the Event:Dr Hedley writes “Most forms of data visualisation were encountered mainly by non-specialized readers for the first time in the nineteenth century. The primary medium through which these graphics circulated among mass audiences was the periodical. My postdoctoral research project, ...

10/04/2019

Free event on 17 April: "Data visualisation in the popular Victorian press" by Alison Hedley, held at the Royal Statistical Society.
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About the Event:Dr Hedley writes “Most forms of data visualisation were encountered mainly by non-specialized readers for the first time in the nineteenth century. The primary medium through which these graphics circulated among mass audiences was the periodical. My postdoctoral research project, ...

09/04/2019

Check out the Royal Statistical Society's YouTube channel and access footage of many of their recent events discussing topics ranging from statistical significance to big data. They also have videos on its history and the best things about being a statistician! Have a look and subscribe here:

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is one of the world's most distinguished and renowned statistical societies. It is both a learned society for statistics ...

01/04/2019

Free event: "Data visualisation in the popular Victorian press" by Alison Hedley, held at the Royal Statistical Society on 17 April
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About the Event:Dr Hedley writes “Most forms of data visualisation were encountered mainly by non-specialized readers for the first time in the nineteenth century. The primary medium through which these graphics circulated among mass audiences was the periodical. My postdoctoral research project, ...

27/03/2019

Stephen Fisher talking about polls and election outcomes in Britain today at the Royal Statistical Society
Free event, register here:

Speaker:Stephen Fisher – University of OxfordAbout the Event:Polls are usually the best guide to future election outcomes, but how good a guide have they been? This talk addresses that question, and

08/03/2019

Amazing women getting together to talk about statistics RSS Young Statisticians' Section

26/02/2019

Delighted that the Royal Statistical Society will fund the travel costs of a female early-career statistician/data scientist to attend our Women in Statistics & Data Science event in London on Friday 8th March. Details 👇Enter the competition 👉https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOix730O6fUEKgIIVEb-6uN-XGSj5e95mQ-fNRlie3BQHmfA/viewform
Deadline 12:00, 5th March

05/12/2018

Book presentation: "A history of inflation measurement in the UK", held at the Royal Statistical Society, 13 Dec 2018 organised by The History Section of the Royal Statistical Society Register here:

Monthly consumer price inflation figures from the Office for National Statistics are arguably the most influential of all Official Statistics. They are used for a wide variety of important purposes from indicating the health of the economy to the adjustment of pensions and benefits. Behind the numbe...