Resources by Ben Goldacre - 91ÇÑ×Ó Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:02:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Bad science /resource/bad-science/ Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:04:59 +0000 http://new.censusatschool.org.nz/?post_type=resource&p=1478 Up to date articles by Ben Goldacre on the Guardian website about the incorrect interpretation of statistics in the media.

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is Ben Goldacre’s blog for the Guardian. He “pulls apart” scientific articles from a statistical methodology perspective.

Watch his TED talk .

Education is not immune from “evidence based” decision making issues. New Zealand Statistics teachers have a responsibility to educate not only their students, but also their colleagues about the and how it may be “spun”. Decisions on education affect us all. As a teaching profession we need to be educated and be aware of these issues to confidently inform the public about implications of decisions that may or may not be based on evidence.

If you have ever wondered about the effects of class size, read and share  Making the findings of this report common knowledge among educators gives perspective to the often cited Hattie’s .

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