In the run up to this year’s General Election, the Royal Statistical Society’s ‘Parliament Counts’ campaign called on prospective MPs to commit to attending a workshop on statistics if successfully elected.

In addition to the session for MPs the RSS is running a dedicated session for MPs staff to which you are invited to attend.

Time:    14:00-15:00am, Thursday 22 October 2015

Place:    Room U, Portcullis House

Working with the House of Commons Library, the RSS will deliver the session, which will be an interesting and fun look at the good (and not so good!) use of statistics in public life. The workshop will support parliamentarians to use statistics more effectively in their day-to-day role, as well as providing tips on how to assess whether statistical claims really stack up. It will be entry-level, so no previous experience of statistics or maths is required.

Please do make time to attend this workshop. You can confirm your attendance by emailing[email protected].