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Necessary reading for anyone looking to understand some nonsense figures being batted about by UK politicians

I have two invites from these people sitting in my inbox right now – and another nagging email reminding me. Always good to spread awareness

I’m a big fan of Munroe’s science explanations, and I’ve been thinking of setting my students an Up-Goer Five formative assessment. We’ll see, eh?

There has been a lack of posting lately, mostly because a very busy marking schedule has caught up with me.

So I hope you will enjoy this link to ‘Probable Error’, which has spent a very likely significant amount of time rounding up all the ways scientists use to describe P values which aren’t anywhere near significant at all.

Given the paper I’m currently reviewing reporting a tendency of P=0.07, I was highly amused!

In apology for lack of a post on Wednesday, have this hilarious interlude instead.

This is very similar to a post that’s been knocking about inside my head, so while I play catch up after my week away, have this post instead!

Today I’m at a networking event for early career researchers in Agriculture and talking about, among other things, our mooc.

Looks like a good event for networking with industry and comparable researchers. Will be fun!

1052 and time for coffee and cake … and posters!

1458 talk over with only some small technical hitches, now listening to a talk on blueberries that’s making me hungry! Meanwhile my favourite poster illustration has to be below;

Well this is just adorable.

When we get around to it, my dragon will be called Ramoth of course