OttawaThe complicated nature of statisticsStephen Harper, June 2008 . It’s one thing that they, the criminals do not get it, but if you don’t mind me saying, another...
UncategorizedMental illness: does it really affect one in five?That number can go up or down depending on our definition of ’illness’
OttawaWith statisticsRob Nicholson, July 2008 . "We don’t govern by statistics in our government." Rob Nicholson, July 2009 . “We don’t govern on...
Ottawa’The data will almost certainly be biased’New figures show a 69% response rate for the National Household Survey—higher than Statistics Canada expected, but still not...
UncategorizedLiberation therapy: the ’wave of complications’ breaksZamboni’s research almost certainly has to have been junk
CanadaRaining on the Pride paradeThe Toronto event was widely reported to have been attended by a million people—an impossible statistic
UncategorizedStatistical sour grapesSo the rich are getting richer. What does it mean for the rest of us? Not much.