Statistically Speaking

Statistically Speaking is the Office for National Statistics' podcast, offering in-depth interviews on the latest hot topics in the world of data, taking a peek behind the scenes of the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and exploring the stories behind the numbers.

Statistically Speaking is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 28 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Supermarket Sweep: Measuring inflation with over a billion scanner beeps

  Mar 24, 202634 minS0

  <p>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. </p> <p> Transcript</p> <p > Scanner data podcast transcript</p> <p > Miles:</p> <p > Hello and welcome to statistically speaking, the official podcast of the UK's Office for National Statistics. I'm Miles Fletcher, and in this episode, we're taking an in depth look at a very big change in how the ONS produces its estimates of inflation, no longer the sole preserve of clipboard wielding prices collectors roaming the supermarket aisles. The digital revolution...

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  The road ahead for the ONS: a conversation with Darren Tierney

  Jan 26, 202635 minS3

  <p>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 sits down with Darren to talk about what happens next. </p> <p> </p> <p>TRANSCRIPT</p> <p> </p> <p > MILES FLETCHER</p> <p > Hello and welcome to another episode of Statistically Speaking, the official podcast of the Office for National Statistics. I'm Miles Fletcher.</p> <p > </p> <p > Now, if you've followed the UK news much over the past year, you'll know the ONS has been under...

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  Crime data: Numbers, narratives and nuance

  Oct 21, 202538 minS3

  <p>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 media, about the challenges in interpreting crime data. </p> <p> </p> <p>Transcript</p> <p >MILES FLETCHER </p> <p >Hello and welcome to another episode of Statistically Speaking – the official podcast on the UK's Office for National Statistics. The time we're returning to the scene of a major statistical topic we've touched on before but amid a new and sometimes highly polarised public debate, one we think fu...

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  Migration: The needle in the data haystack

  Jul 22, 202533 minS3

  <p >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 light on the misuse of migration figures. </p> <p > </p> <p >Transcript </p> <p > </p> <p >MILES FLETCHER </p> <p >Hello and a very warm welcome to a new series of Statistically Speaking - the official podcast of the UK Office for National Statistics. This is where we hear from the people producing the nation's most important numbers, about how they do it and what the statistics...

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  Episode #3

  Green Data: Measuring the Environment

  Aug 1, 202435 minS2

  <p >In this episode we explore how the ONS measures our natural environment and the green economy. </p> <p > </p> <p > Relevant datasets: ONS Environmental Accounts </p> <p > </p> <p >Transcript </p> <p > </p> <p >MILES FLETCHER </p> <p >Welcome again to Statistically Speaking, the official podcast of the UK's Office for National Statistics. I'm Miles Fletcher and this time we're getting back to nature as we explore the work of the ONS in measuring the economic and social value of the natural environment. </p> <p >Is classical economic growth - as measured by gross domestic product or GDP...

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