STATISTICAL ERRORS
1947 to 2021: A glance at India's previous tours to Australia
India's Test cricket journeys to Australia have been a rollercoaster of highs and lows since 1947. From early defeats to historic victories in 2018-19 and 2020-21, the Indian team has consistently evolved, showcasing resilience and a fighting spirit against formidable Australian sides.
Polling Playbook: What the numbers really mean in the US Presidential race
National polls in the US presidential race, showing slight leads for candidates like Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, are not reliable predictors of election outcomes. Polls provide a snapshot of voter sentiment, have margins of error, and don't account for the Electoral College's state-based voting process.
The Fed may have no choice but to assume the worst
The Federal Reserve is facing challenges as recent labor market data revisions suggest a weaker job growth than initially reported. Policymakers are urged to consider reducing interest rates from current restrictive levels to sustain economic expansion and avoid further softening in the labor market.
Concerns around sampling design of govt surveys not tenable: MoSPI minister
The concerns regarding the National Sample Surveys' sampling design are deemed invalid by Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State for Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. He argues that the conclusions drawn from the surveys were based on faulty approaches and inapplicable methods. The ministry follows UN guidelines for designing household survey samples and ensures statistically significant estimates.
At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk's rush to Mars
The records included reports of more than 100 workers suffering cuts or lacerations, 29 with broken bones or dislocations, 17 whose hands or fingers were "crushed," and nine with head injuries, including one skull fracture, four concussions and one traumatic brain injury
How credible are Ukraine's battlefield statistics
The Ukrainians are controlling information about their own forces and society and have been very successful in doing that," said Mark Cancian, senior adviser at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).That is not unusual. Allies always manipulate their patrons," he told AFP, arguing that Britain's practices were similar in World War II.
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View: It's time for CMIE to rethink how they determine labour market data
The strong positive correlation between CPHS¡¯ urban unemployment rate and real GDP, and the simultaneous negative correlation between real GDP and PLFS urban unemployment rate, raise serious doubts about CMIE¡¯s labour market data.
A tale of two methodologies: Which dataset captures the real picture of the labour market?
As the survey methodologies are different for PLFS and CMIE, it is useful to compare the datasets and undertake some simple smell tests.
Oxford kept COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers in dark about dosing error, letter shows
Much is riding on the British-developed vaccine, which is being rolled out across the UK and has been touted as a low-cost weapon against the pandemic.
View: Why polls today are more about psychology and political economy than statistics
The more academic American Association for Public Opinion Research¡¯s (AAPOR) postmortem report on the 2016 election polls recognised that state polls ¡®clearly underestimated Trump¡¯s support in the Upper Midwest¡¯.
Checks on data collection, improved sample size likely
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation plans to introduce checks for data collection and increase the sample size of surveys to improve accuracy. ¡°Challenges which we face today are of data quality. The ministry is concerned with data quality and will take measures to improve it,¡± said an official aware of the details
Economists allege political interference in statistical data
A group of economists has appealed to raise voice against the tendency ¡°to suppress uncomfortable data¡±.
Election Commission considering counting more VVPAT slips
The EC wants to establish a clear statistical correlation before opting for increased VVPAT counting. It will accordingly decide on the number of VVPAT auditing per constituency according to a scientific and statistically sound formula.
Income tax department launches facility to correct errors in PAN, Aadhaar
One can now correct errors in names and other details in permanent account number (PAN) and Aadhaar document via an online facility launched by I-T dept.
Audit finds Haryana districts inflating girl child statistics
Haryana¡¯s claim of progress in correcting India's worst gender imbalance faces probing questions after audits in 8 districts found numbers, misreported.
Medical errors as big a killer as any disease
A Harvard University study in 2013 estimated that 52 lakh injuries occur across India each year (out of the 430 lakh globally) due to medical errors and adverse events.
Caste census data to be released after error correction: Sushil Kumar Modi
An expert group has been formed under the chairmanship of NITI Ayog Vice-Chairperson Arvind Panagariya for verification of those errors.
There is misconception over new GDP data: Pronab Sen, National Statistical Commission
Sen said people are looking at data sets 'like index of industrial production or import and export data and are saying production has not increased as much as the GDP growth.'
Industrial survey fails to capture complete manufacturing data, as many as 70,000 cos not on list
NSC has discovered that data from a substantial number of manufacturing companies don¡¯t get captured in the annual survey of industries.
Government seeks withdrawal of research paper questioning tiger population
The Wildlife Institute of India ¡ª an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests ¡ªis now learnt to have written to the said journal requesting withdrawal of the paper.
India's tiger success story may be based on shoddy science
The survey showed that tiger population in the country had risen to 2,226 in 2014, a 30 per cent jump since the last count in 2010.
Statistics ministry asks DIPP to explain core sector data revisions
The core sector comprises eight infrastructure industries - coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity.
Index changes may not be captured by IIP; error can spill over to GDP estimates
CSO has been pushing for independent data collection for long to ensure accuracy in data release, which have come under fire for errors in data revisions.
Erroneous statistics: CAG-Style data audits to ensure credibility
From the RBI to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, everyone has lamented the poor quality of government statistics on whose basis policies are devised.
'Hopelessly inadequate' error detection responsible for last year's big data bloopers
Last May, the National Statistical Commission (NSC) had roped in former RBI executive director RB Barman to conduct a one-man inquiry.
Ministry streamlines system to avoid errors in export data
"The ministry has fixed all the problems and has also reduced the time lag in releasing export numbers."
Committee of secretaries to meet on Tuesday to check trade data errors
A committee of secretaries including cabinet secretary Ajit K Seth, revenue secretary Sumit Bose and commerce secretary SR Rao will meet on Tuesday to find ways to make export-import data error-free.
IIP numbers: Lies, damned lies and government of India statistics
Industrial growth in February 2012, we are now told, was 4.1%. But do we know for sure? Or will we have to wait till next month? Or the month after?
Mutual Funds: Understanding tracking error
Every mutual fund explicitly mentions the index with which its performance is to be benchmarked.
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