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You may have noticed that statistics are having a bit of a moment.
Many of us have spent unusually large chunks of the past year poring over statistical outputs including numbers of cases, R-rates, vaccine efficacy, and many more besides. We have watched daily as ministers, public health officials – and, yes, statisticians – have pointed to screens displaying graphs and numbers, intended to elucidate for us the parts of the story that words alone cannot.