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Statistics Independence w/ Len Cook: July 26, 2022

Statistics Independence w/ Len Cook: July 26, 2022

Statistics Independence w/ Len Cook: July 26, 2022 Statistics Independence w/ Len Cook: July 26, 2022, 17.99 MB
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

The proposed government Data and Statistics bill has been criticised for its potential to threaten the political independence of the role of the government statistician.

The reforms would allow the government statistician to defer powers at will to other agencies, allowing for wider data collection.

To get a sense of why experts are wary of such changes, Casper spoke to one of the most prominent critics of the bill, former government statistician Len Cook.