Where is the evidence? The value of ‘grey literature’
This paper discusses the ways in which the internet has profoundly changed how we produce, use and collect research and information for public policy and practice,
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This paper discusses the ways in which the internet has profoundly changed how we produce, use and collect research and information for public policy and practice,
Abbott’s court is full of flatterers, and it’s a recipe for groupthink Ian McAuley (The Conversation, 14.10.14) argues that the Abbott Government is in danger of
Professor Phil Lewis writes in The Conversation (10.10.14): ‘It is rather sad to see such a well-respected organisation as the ABS being abused for perceived incompetence.
The Guardian (9.10.14) carries a report about the volatility of ABS unemployment statistics. ‘Hockey said that while the ABS was still one of the best statistical
Professor Neville Nicholls writes in The Conversation (9.10.14) that an inquiry into the Bureau of Meteorology will give the Bureau an opportunity to demonstrate to the
Discussing two new reports on the Department of Social Services website, Professor Eva Cox argues in The Conversation (8.10.14): ‘We can only hope the government, which
Will Grant and Rod Lamberts (The Conversation, 3.10.14) discuss some common mistakes people make when trying to interpret new research: 1 ‘Wait! That’s just one study’;
This is a case study in the use of evidence in a changing political context: an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service in south-east Queensland
In the third article (25.9.14) in The Conversation’s series on research, Natalie Matosin and Martin Engel point out that ‘negative research findings, those that do not
In the third (24.9.14) of The Conversation’s articles on ‘understanding research’ Professor Geraint Lewis discusses different degrees of certainty and the difficulty in ‘proving’ anything in
Professor Jonathan Borwein and Michael Rose examine the dangers of making a link between unrelated results. This is the second article (23.9.14) in The Conversation’s series
The Conversation (22.9.14) carries the first of a series of articles on ‘understanding research’: ‘What do we actually mean by research and how does it help
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