by Sara Jayne Slocombe | 29 Jul 2025 | Newsletter
Another day, another misadventure in data and statistics is in the news. This time, Ofqual has worked out that it massively exaggerated the number of students getting exam assistance since 2014. Previously, Ofqual had said that 30% of students were approved for extra...
by Sara Jayne Slocombe | 22 Jul 2025 | Newsletter
A spreadsheet is most useful to the person who made it. Remember the last time you tried to find your way around someone else’s spreadsheet? Maybe you didn’t understand what the different (often unlabeled) columns were representing, or how certain numbers were found –...
by Sara Jayne Slocombe | 15 Jul 2025 | Newsletter
Generative AI like ChatGPT, Claude, etc, is being hailed at the moment as a saviour, especially for busy people. You can’t open a newspaper (or its website) or look at a list of webinars for small business without seeing something hailing this wonder drug. As you may...
by Sara Jayne Slocombe | 8 Jul 2025 | Newsletter
A few weeks ago, we spent the day at the beach. Hubby and I both need vitamin sea to nourish our souls regularly, so we make sure to go a handful of times a year, whatever the weather. That day was a hot one; perfect beach weather. While we were lounging at the...
by Sara Jayne Slocombe | 1 Jul 2025 | Newsletter
I went for a walk the other day and spied a pile of rocks next to the brook. It made me remember a line in the novel I’m currently reading: “Trolls have 5,400 words for rocks and one for vegetation. ‘Oograah’ means everything from moss to giant redwoods. The way...
