An independent statistician using data to understand our world and to predict the future
Australians rejected the proposed constitutional amendment known as The Voice in a referendum on 14th October 2023. NO won the national vote by 20.1 percentage points and the state count 6-0 but the more important question is was my forecast right?
[Read more…] about Voice Referendum #2 – My Forecast Reviewed
October 2023 was the 2nd stormiest on record in the UK, behind 1945, as measured by my Rain Intensity measure. It was also the 6th wettest.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #81 – October 2023
Australians will reject the proposed constitutional amendment known as The Voice in a referendum on 14th October 2023. My forecast is for NO to win the national vote by 17 percentage points and win the state count 6-0.
This article was first published on 11th October 2023. My forecast then was for NO to win 16 points and the state count 6-0.
[Read more…] about Voice Referendum #1 – My Forecast Explained
September 2023 was the joint warmest on record in the UK, matching September 2006. It was also the 4th stormiest September based on Rain Intensity.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #80 – September 2023
This post was updated on 4th October 2023 with the latest data.
The government requires all employers with a headcount of 250 or more on their snapshot date to submit gender pay gap data. All data is available to the public and can be found on the government’s gender pay gap website. I have downloaded this data and created a spreadsheet tool to present the data in a more user-friendly and visual format.
[Read more…] about Pay Gap Data #6 – Where can I find gender pay gap data for 2022?
The hottest June on record resulted in the 8th warmest summer on record in the UK. However, rain and sunshine levels were normal sowhen looking at the summer using principal components, the 2023 summer was above average but not outstanding.
A warmer than normal but otherwise unremarkable weather in August brings the 2023 UK meteorological summer to a close.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #79 – August 2023
The UK weather gods followed up the hottest June on record with the 5th wettest July on record. In doing so, the weather prevented England from winning the 4th test against Australia and thus winning back the Ashes. The Aussies clearly brought their weather gods with them!
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #78 – July 2023
June 2023 was the hottest on record in the UK. It was also the 4th sunniest & 7th widest temperature range but rainfall was normal so my abnormality index did not exceed my threshold to be marked as an unusual month. When you look back at the historical temperature range, one could say that a June as hot as this was overdue which leaves as the only month overdue for a new record.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #77 – June 2023
Two months ago, the Department for Business & Trade (DfB&T) in collaboration with the Equality Hub (EqHub) and Race Disparity Unit (RDU) published Ethnicity pay reporting: guidance for employers. This is “guidance for employers on how to measure, report on and address any ethnicity pay differences within their workforce” and fulfills Action 16 of the government’s Inclusive Britain action plan. I was asked to write the draft version of this guidance and I have to confess to being disappointed with the final version published. I will explain why I am disappointed and why I have decided to publish an edited version of my draft as well.
[Read more…] about Pay Gaps #29 – Government Guidance on Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting – My thoughts
