tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post4305725310750189153..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: The Guardian Gets a Fail for its Reporting of the Select Committee Hearing on Home EducationCarlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-72362988671470424022009-10-13T12:32:09.529+01:002009-10-13T12:32:09.529+01:00Has anyone complained to Sir Michael Scholar (http...Has anyone complained to Sir Michael Scholar (http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/about-the-authority/meet-the-board/sir-michael-scholar-kcb/index.html), head of the UK Statistics Authority, about Badman's "statistics"? He's known to take a dim view of basing government decisions on erroneous statistics. He might point out to the DCSF the errors in the "analysis" of the figures they have, and his verdict would probably carry more weight than that of home educators. <br /><br />Sorry about the inverted commas above, but I can't bring myself to refer to them as though they were factual in the context of the Badman report. My home educated 11yo can spot the gaping flaws which render them utterly meaningless. I hope the Select Committee can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com