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NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013 Translating numbers into impact Professor Anne Glover CBE Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission
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Translating numbers into impact. Professor Anne Glover CBE Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission. With whom do you want to spend a dinner?. a) Celebrity. b) Politician. c) Statistician. Numbers have power. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013
Translating numbers into impact
Professor Anne Glover CBEChief Scientific Adviser
to the President of the European Commission
NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013
With whom do you want to spend a dinner?
a) Celebrity c) Statisticianb) Politician
NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013
Numbers have power
NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013
Numbers can be incredibly useful,especially when visualised…
NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013
And even more so when put on a map
NTTS 2013 Conference, Brussels, 7 March 2013
Numbers - e.g. used as indicators - play a key role in informing policy-makers
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Contrary to public belief, people like numbers
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Don't be scared about communicating numbers if they convey a message
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And don't be scared about communicating uncertainty – even if politicians don't like it
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But numbers are a means to an end – they will make an impact only if…
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…you tell a good story!
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Scientists often find it hard to tell a good story, especially
when they include numbers
But actually it is quite easy.
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In fact, statisticians can be very inspiring people
So shout about what you do!
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