Are We Trustworthy? | Stats + Stories Episode 290

Stats + Stories

Communicating facts about science well, is an art. Especially if you are trying to reach an audience outside your area of expertise. A statistician in Norway however, is convinced that how you say something is just as important as what you say when it comes to science communication. That topic is the focus of this episode of Stats+Stories with guest Jo Røislien. Jo Røislien is a professor of medical statistics at the University of Stavanger, and has been involved in numerous research projects in medicine and health. As a medical statistician, he has worked to improve quantitative research methodologies in a number of fields from cancer research, clinical trials, nursing research, radiology, rehabilitation, obesity, drug research, addiction, public health and prehospital critical care.