I commit myself to improving (statistical) numeracy in society through outreach activities, like explaining statistical concepts in blog posts, discussing my work on national radio, and developing a teaching package on misleading statistics. I encourage and facilitate other statisticians to do the same by arranging workshops and training for them as co-founder of the statistical blog and Media Expert Group of the Netherlands Society for Statistics and OR (VVSOR). Additionally, I am one of the authors of the Grafiekpolitie who debunk misleading graphs on the factcheck website Nieuwscheckers.nl.
Outreach activities:
2023 – now: Author for the Grafiekpolitie
2021 – now: Founding co-coordinator of the VVSOR blog
2021 – now: Blogger for the VVSOR’s statistics blog
2020 – now: Founding co-coordinator of Media Expert Group of the VVSOR
2020 – 2022 Teaching package Misleading Statistics, in collaboration with students from the master Science Communication & Society
2017 – 2020: Blogger for scientific blog Wetenschap.nu
2018: Member organising committee (representative of Mathematical Institute) of the Leiden Science Family Day