Developing and delivering an RSS William Guy Lecture
Abstract
In this talk, I’ll discuss my aims and thought process when developing my RSS William Guy Lecture “From lab to patient: how statistics shapes decisions in medicine” aimed at 11-16 year olds. I’ll also share my experience of delivering the talks throughout the 2024-2025 academic year, including some of the challenges and things I’ve learnt along the way.
Speaker
Nicola Rennie is a data visualisation specialist with a background in statistics and data science, who is interested in understanding how to effectively communicate complex quantitative ideas in an accessible way. She co-authored the Royal Statistical Society’s Best Practices for Data Visualisation guidance and is a member of the Editorial Board of Significance magazine, particularly focused on data visualisation. Nicola is also a committee member and secretary of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) Teaching Statistics Section Group. Previously, she was one of the RSS’s 2024-2025 William Guy Lecturers who recorded and delivered talks aimed at 11-16 year olds on the topic of using data and statistics to shape decision making in medicine and healthcare.
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