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Lack of understanding and misuse of statistics undermines public trust, says Royal Statistical Society
Government ministers need a basic education in statistics to be competent at assessing the information they receive, according to the Royal Statistical Society.
On 21 June, the RSS said it had written to the leaders of the main UK political parties to call for incoming ministers to receive such training.
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