Politics with Michelle Grattan: Statistician David Gruen and the race for real-time pandemic data
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Perhaps at no point in Australia’s history has the demand for real-time figures been stronger than during the coronavirus crisis.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has stepped up its efforts to get data fast, to help inform the government’s COVID-19 decision-making.
David Gruen, the Australian Statistician and ABS head, in this podcast...