GreyShuck@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.uk • 10 months agoONS may stop publishing mortality data on homeless peopleexternal-linkmessage-square6 fedilinkarrow-up131
arrow-up131external-linkONS may stop publishing mortality data on homeless peopleGreyShuck@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.uk • 10 months agomessage-square6 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareHossenfeffer@feddit.ukhexbear12·10 months ago proposed changes to official figures that the ONS says will provide “an improved and more efficient health and social care statistical landscape”. Ah yes, because the first thing I always think when reading about any deaths among the homeless is 'is this statistical landscape efficient?' linkfedilink
minus-squarewhelks_chance@feddit.ukhexbear5·10 months agoYou should. If government level decisions are being made based on this data, we should know that it's sound. Otherwise people resort to using gut feel to solve problems. linkfedilink
minus-squareShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]hexbear4·10 months agoThat ship has sailed, the stock market is just a measure of rich people's gut feelings and we've done wars over it. link
minus-squareHossenfeffer@feddit.ukhexbear1·10 months agoI might first ask if it was accurate. Not efficient. linkfedilink
Ah yes, because the first thing I always think when reading about any deaths among the homeless is 'is this statistical landscape efficient?'
You should. If government level decisions are being made based on this data, we should know that it's sound. Otherwise people resort to using gut feel to solve problems.
That ship has sailed, the stock market is just a measure of rich people's gut feelings and we've done wars over it.
I might first ask if it was accurate. Not efficient.