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2017 is a Super Election Year in Germany. After Saarland, elections are held in Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia, followed by federal elections in the fall. However, the recent election already showed that the polls and the outcome diverged once again. Why election forecasts often miss the mark. After Brexit and Trump's triumph, we shouldn't be surprised anymore that in neck-and-neck races, the famous "swing voters" can often tip the balance. Even in the case of

A few weeks ago, the eternal debate about the supposed meaningfulness of homeopathy was reignited. It's well-known that the positions on this topic are deeply entrenched. Statistically speaking, it cannot be proven either that homeopathic medicine heals or that it doesn't. The trigger for the homeopathy debate was a failed tweet by the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), a German health insurance company. When asked by a Twitter user to present studies proving the efficacy of homeop

"Bavarian voters are cool customers, while Lower Saxony residents have a sunny disposition. When parties search for reasons for their poor performance in elections, the weather is often at the top of the list. Exception: the recent federal election. Meteorology was not used as an excuse. However, statistics truly show: Good weather is bad for democracy. Warm and sunny? Then the eligible voter, preferably the Bavarian one, would rather go to the beer garden than to the ballot

At stock exchanges around the globe, human fear or greed has always had a considerable influence on prices. It's a good thing we have computers and algorithms that are devoid of all emotions. However, the fintechs often touted as safe to individual investors also carry significant risks. An article by Katharina Schüller. At least when considering the energy consumption of Bitcoin, it becomes clear that the digitization of the financial world also raises questions about sustai

In mid-August, about exactly 10 weeks ago, the wave of return travel was in full swing. Weekly testing numbers had almost tripled compared to early summer. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) registered an average of about 1,200 new Corona cases daily—and a newspaper with four letters asked me: Where will we end up in autumn if this continues? Back then, I calculated a number of up to 20,000 positive tests per day by the end of October. It was a huge headline that brought me angr

"Strong society, strong economy, strong self" refers to a comprehensive approach to resilience and empowerment at individual, economic, and societal levels. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted several vulnerabilities, prompting questions about how a country can be more resilient. One foundational element for building a more resilient nation, as identified in your text, is Data Literacy: the competency to make better decisions with the aid of data. Data in Crisis The critical

Next week, COVID-19 vaccinations are set to begin in the UK after the BioNTech vaccine was approved there. EU approval is also not far off. There is great euphoria, and at the same time, it is clear: not everyone can be vaccinated at once. Very likely, not everyone wants to be vaccinated either. Acceptance and Voluntariness Require Credibility and Trust On November 9, a joint working group consisting of members from the Standing Committee on Vaccination, the German Ethics Cou

With the "Unstatistic of the Month," we—along with the newsletter's author, Berlin psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer, Dortmund statistician Walter Krämer, and RWI Vice President Thomas K. Bauer—question both the recently published figures and their interpretations every month. All "Unstatistics" can be found on the internet at www.unstatistik.de and under the Twitter account @unstatistik. Today's newsletter builds on the Unstatistic from December 2020. Some issues of the Unstatis

Our Unstatistic of the Month for November addressed the question of how to correctly interpret statements about vaccine effectiveness. That contribution continues to make big waves to this day. Immediately after its publication, BR Faktenfuchs very differentiatedly addressed the topic of absolute and relative risk reduction, clarifying why the statement that the active ingredient protects 95% of vaccinated individuals from getting sick or even infected is not correct. However

This post originally appeared on the blog of the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung. Authors: Dr. Henning Koch, Katharina Schüller, Florian Rampelt In early February 2021, the Stifterverband, together with numerous partners, published a Data Literacy Charter, which our foundress and CEO, Dr. Katharina Schüller, had the honor of co-initiating as one of the three authors. The German Statistical Society is also among the first signatories. By signing the Data Literacy Charter, the s

As a Munich-based consultancy for data science and data strategies, STAT-UP develops a curriculum and didactic concept for knowledge transfer through an interactive learning application. On February 22, 2021, Chancellor Angela Merkel introduced the Digital Education Initiative. At the live broadcasted kickoff event with prominent guests, Katharina Schüller, founder and CEO of the Munich-based consulting firm STAT-UP, discussed with the Chancellor and the Federal Minister of E

‘Only with scientific evaluations that are independent and based on a very broad foundation can the necessary decision-making aids be made available to policymakers in the shortest possible time,’ said DAGStat Chairman Prof Dr Friede in connection with a current recommendation for a national strategy for the collection and processing of data. ‘Full transparency in data collection, full transparency in the models used and the analysis of the data sets as well as full transpare

‘Coronavirus case numbers are meaningless. Unless you know something about testing. And even then, it gets complicated.’ So wrote Nate Silver, statistician and founder of FiveThirtyEight, almost exactly a year ago. But do we know enough about testing? Coronavirus Case Counts Are Meaningless* *Unless you know something about testing. And even then, it gets complicated. In October, we explained in the Unstatistic of the Month why the 7-day incidence, which shows the developmen

The Unstatistik of the Month for July is a press release from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) titled "Corona fuels another pandemic" and its reception in the media. The "other pandemic" refers to the increase in weight among adult Germans. "Germans have gained just over five kilograms in the past year," writes ZEIT online, expressing concern: "How do we get that weight down again?" In the following interview with four personal trainers, two of them confirm their impr

Data and information are essential components of an open society. In order for everyone to participate, it is necessary to promote data literacy at all levels of society. The expansion of data literacy not only creates more security and transparency in handling data but also enables the potential of data to be recognized and utilized more effectively. The German government has also anchored the promotion of data literacy as a central field of action in its data strategy. A wh

STAT-UP CEO Katharina Schüller is in the final selection for the Digital Female Leader Awards 2021. Munich, September 2, 2021 - The Digital Female Leader Award #DFLA aims to make the career paths of women in the digital economy visible and tell their stories. In the award categories Career, Digital Leadership, Digital Transformation, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, FinTech / Money, Global Hero, Health, Innovation, IT-Tech, Legal, Lifestyle, Mobility, New Work, Purpose Communicat

Unstatistik des Monats has been around for ten years now. Our first book became a Spiegel bestseller and the second will be published this year. But there's still no reason to sit back and say: We've made it - Germany thinks statistically. On the contrary. We still have a long way to go. "Why Being Fat Doesn't Make You Stupid and GMOs Don't Kill" by Thomas Bauer, Gerd Gigerenzer, Walter Krämer - Campus Verlag With a view to dealing with numbers and statistics in the Corona cr