statistics
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Church growth, negative evangelism and beta churches
@ 2013-04-22 – 22:02:08
[ ... ] decline and that statistics on changing congregation sizes backs this up. These statistics are often used either to attack theological liberalism ... more -
Buying advantage for toddlers for £3 a day
@ 2010-01-30 – 21:51:50
The recent report by the National Equality Panel on An Anatomy of Economic Equality in the UK is chock-full of data, but the bit I find myself drawn … more -
Feminist nostalgia
@ 2008-04-19 – 20:28:07
[ ... ] here are some statistics (unfortunately, as usual it’s hard to get consistent runs of exactly the same statistics): British Social Attitudes ... more -
Black swans and history
@ 2007-05-07 – 10:16:51
I’ve seen several articles recently discussing a new book out this month: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: the Impact of the Highly Improbable … more -
Statistics and working class culture
@ 2006-11-22 – 09:10:20
[ ... ] I actually saw the statistics they were basing the headlines on. They claim: 17% of white working class boys gain five or more A-C grades at GCSE, ... more -
Facts about faith schools
@ 2006-08-31 – 11:47:21
[ ... ] the following statistics. There are 17,642 state primary/middle schools. 64% of these have no religious character, 25% are Church of England, ... more -
The myth of the childless middle class
@ 2006-04-19 – 23:31:41
[ ... ] Office of National Statistics section on birth (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=5768) and found some surprising data: In ... more -
Is religion more socially harmful than bad research?
@ 2005-10-16 – 10:10:51
[ ... ] him with good statistics. In particular, I don’t see the logic of having 2 indicators of STDs, while not including any on divorce rates or ... more
