Supermarket Sweep: Measuring inflation with over a billion scanner beeps
Miles and guests unpack how the ONS is collecting the prices from more than a billion supermarket checkout and online sales to measure UK inflation. Transcript Scanner data podcast transcript Mile...
24 Mar 34min
The road ahead for the ONS: a conversation with Darren Tierney
Late last summer, Darren Tierney stepped into the newly created role of Permanent Secretary at a pivotal moment for the organisation. In a new episode of Statistically Speaking our host Miles Fletcher...
27 Jan 34min
Crime data: Numbers, narratives and nuance
In "Crime: Numbers, Narratives and Nuance" our host Miles Fletcher speaks with Nick Stripe, Joint Head of Crime Statistics at the ONS and John Rentoul, leading commentator on crime, policing, and the ...
21 Okt 202538min
Migration: The needle in the data haystack
With migration continuing to make headlines in the media, we unpack what actually defines a "migrant", and how the UK's largest producer of official statistics goes about counting them. We also shed ...
23 Jul 202532min
Green Data: Measuring the Environment
In this episode we explore how the ONS measures our natural environment and the green economy. Relevant datasets: ONS Environmental Accounts Transcript MILES FLETCHER Welcom...
2 Aug 202434min
AI: The Future of Data
With the public release of large language models like Chat GPT putting Artificial Intelligence (AI) firmly on our radar, this episode explores what benefits this technology might hold for statistics a...
20 Mai 202433min
Communicating Uncertainty: How to better understand an estimate.
The ONS podcast returns, this time looking at the importance of communicating uncertainty in statistics. Joining host Miles Fletcher to discuss is Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the UKSA; Dr Craig McLaren...
25 Mar 202433min
ONS: Year in Review 2023
In this episode Miles is joined by the National Statistician, Sir Ian Diamond, to reflect on what has been a busy and transformative year at the Office for National Statistics. Transcript ...
21 Des 202327min
