What gals have always suspected - on average, the pockets in women’s jeans are 48% shorter and 6.5% narrower than men’s pockets. Could be a #StatoftheYear? ...
Great to talk this morning on @BBCBreakfast with @BBCNaga about statistics. Send us your nomination for #StatoftheYear www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bg4xq7... (piece is about 2hrs 39mins in)
Lies, damned lies and favourite stats #StatoftheYear @BBCPallab https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45285615
Have been bumped by other stuff unfortunately. But here’s a bit more on #StatoftheYear https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45285615
Looking forward to encouraging nominations for @RoyalStatSoc #StatoftheYear on @BBCBreakfast tomorrow around 8.40am - send us yours! http://www.rss.org.uk/statoftheyear
Football statistics are eligible #StatoftheYear
Our amazing judging panel for #StatoftheYear is now accepting nominations for 2018 statistic of the year - please send us your entries! http://www.rss.org.uk/statoftheyear @d_spiegel @BBCMarkEaston @LibertyVittert @MonaChalabi @DianeCoyle1859 @benatipsosmori @StatsJen @gemmatetlow
Asked by @IpsosMORI how much of the UK's land area is densely built on, the average estimate was 47%. The correct figure is 0.1%. @BBCMarkEaston http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42554635 #StatoftheYear
The UK's Most Interesting Statistic of 2017 is Lovably Dull says @GizmodoUK #StatOfTheYear www.gizmodo.co.uk/2017/12/the-uks-most-int...
#StatoftheYear trending at number 4 of @indy100 www.indy100.com/article/landmower-toddle...
The nation’s demand for statistics is insatiable! @bbc5live have got @d_spiegel back on now for more #StatoftheYear as their listeners wanted more!
Tune into @bbc5live now to hear @RoyalStatSoc President @d_spiegel talking about #StatoftheYear www.statslife.org.uk/news/3675-statistic-of-t...
#StatoftheYear @MailOnline http://dailym.ai/2BIez6k
Why 69 and 0.1 have officially been named as the 'Statistics of the Year' www.standard.co.uk/news/world/why-69-and-01... #StatoftheYear
We hope #StatoftheYear has helped provoke discussion and debate about the most important numbers of the year. If you think the judges missed something, do remember next year to nominate your favourite statistic for 2018!
0.005 was the new P-value threshold that various scientists argued would be a stronger criterion for significance (http://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0189-z - the #StatoftheYear judges #commended this entry as an important one in the field of statistics
At the beginning of 2017, real average pay in the UK was still around 3% lower than in 2008. This statistic was #commended by the #StatoftheYear judges as telling an important story about living standards in the UK a decade on from the financial crash
7.7 billion is the number of active phone connections - a number that has exceeded the world's population for the first time. It was #commended by our #StatoftheYear judges as showing us how we are now fully in the communication age
#Commended for #StatoftheYear was 21.0 - the number of conceptions per thousand women aged 15-17 in the UK - the lowest rate since figures were collected back in 1969. Judges thought it was a great example of change - be that through social / health policy or individual choices
Judges for #StatoftheYear #commended 403.3 - the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (403.3ppm) - the highest level for around 800,000 years
Our #International #StatoftheYear is 69 - the annual number of Americans killed by lawnmowers. The judges thought that it was great that @KimKardashian had helped promote a debate about relative risks in society.
Our winning #UK #StatoftheYear was 0.1% - the amount of UK land that is densely built upon - judges thought that it would be far smaller than most people would expect
A statistic tweeted by @KimKardashian has been crowned best of the year www.cityam.com/277702/statistic-year-de... via @CityAM #statoftheyear
PHWOAR, check out the noughts on this: '0.1%' named #UK #StatoftheYear www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/18/stat_of_the_y... via @theregister
Only 0.1% of UK is densely built upon - winner of our #UK #StatoftheYear as researched by @undertheraedar @sheffielduni www.ft.com/content/be09c5ae-e1c6-11...
Americans 34 times more likely to be killed by lawnmowers than foreign-born jihadis. Thanks to @KimKardashian for helping us @RoyalStatSoc to find our #International #StatoftheYear...
Here are the winners of #StatoftheYear www.statslife.org.uk/news/3675-statistic-of-t... and some coverage in the FT www.ft.com/content/be09c5ae-e1c6-11... & the Sun...
Tomorrow we’ll be unveiling our @RoyalStatSoc #International and #UK #StatoftheYear - thanks to the excellent judging panel @d_spiegel @DianeCoyle1859 @BBCMarkEaston @LibertyVittert @benatipsosmori @MonaChalabi & Jil Matheson
6/6 Join in the party on #EuropeanStatisticsDay by nominating your #StatoftheYear to @RoyalStatSoc http://www.rss.org.uk/statoftheyear
Tomorrow is #EuropeanStatisticsDay - a great time to nominate your #StatoftheYear to @RoyalStatSoc http://www.rss.org.uk/statoftheyear