Monthly Archives: May 2020

We are all been bombarded with statistics and graphs right now. Both social media and traditional news outlets are showing graphs of infections, changes in death rates, impact on the economy or environment. We are being overwhelmed with data and it’s important that professionals presenting data do so clearly to a wide audience.

Hi everyone- Well, April is now behind us, so it is high time to pull together the May edition of our Royal Statistical Society Data Science Section newsletter. Rather than dwell solely on COVID related data science topics (of which we know there are plenty) we thought we’d try and bring a more balanced assortmentContinue reading “May Newsletter”

We believe a lack of data scientists in leadership roles is a major reason why organisations don’t get value from data science. Our recent survey has shown that data scientists with a manager from a data science background are more likely to feel they’re delivering value for an organisation. Last year we conducted a surveyContinue reading “Data Science Needs Technical Managers”