Research
Richard Young FREELANCE
Stories by this contributor.
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Who are you talking to?
Jan 2012
Talking to an uninterested audience is like addressing an empty room. Either way, no one’s listening. Richard Young hears from researchers who are learning the languages ot other disciplines to make their insights heard.
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In the public space
Jan 2011
With government spending facing huge cuts, it would be easy for local authority researchers to start panicking. But Neil Wholey, Westminster City Council’s research chief, has some ideas up his sleeve.
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Dispatches from the frontline
26-Oct-2010
The industry likes to talk about how much market research matters. When you’re testing opinions in countries like Iraq or Somalia, it can be a matter of life and death. Richard Young reports.
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All together now
January 2010
Social media has allowed friends and communities of interest to come together. Can the same technologies – and attitudes – bring about a similar revolution among research practitioners?
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Data distrust: lies, damned lies and statistics
Sept 2009
In an era of spin, public trust in statistics has taken a knock. Add in fears about the handling of personal data, and you have the makings of a crisis of trust. Richard Young surveys the scene.
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People who need people
March 2009
Web 2.0 networks like Facebook and LinkedIn look like perfect providers of survey samples. But have they got the research expertise to carry it off? Richard Young investigates