What are the latest statistics on human trafficking?
According to figures from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), more than 2,500 people have been killed as a result of human trafficking since it began tracking the issue in 1996.The figure is based on data collected between January and March 2018 and includes people killed by forced labour, rape, abduction and […]
Analysis of Australian government data shows the country’s population growth is slowing
In 2014, Australia’s population grew by 0.8% to 2.2 million, while its population aged 65 and over grew by 1.4%.Despite the increase in population, the government has warned that Australia’s child-care, welfare and education systems are too fragile to handle a rapidly growing population.The Bureau of Statistics (BIS) says that in 2016-17, Australia was home […]
A new coronavirus data project aims to make the case for more collaboration among coronaviruses
NEW YORK — The world’s top coronaviral experts announced Monday a new collaboration initiative to help them better understand and address the virus.The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the collaborative “Carcinomics Initiative” in September, seeking to increase the share of information and data about coronavira outbreaks and […]
Australian Labor ‘not prepared to go back’ to slavery-era laws
Labor is taking a “fresh look” at legislation introduced by the Abbott government that abolished the death penalty for all offences in its mandate, including slavery-related offences, after the death of Indigenous lawyer Lee Lonsdale.Mr Lonsdell, who was executed in 1887 for murdering a former slave in Melbourne, was the victim of a Victorian slave […]
How to calculate a statistical significance statistic
Statistics can give us some useful information, but it can also make us angry. For example, you can calculate the statistical significance of something as simple as a result of how many times a statement is made or repeated. The significance of a statement can be calculated by comparing the number of times the statement is uttered […]
Why is it so hard to figure out who is a victim of trafficking?
Posted October 07, 2018 08:21:06 For the first time, a national database has been created that will provide more precise information about who is being trafficked in the U.S. Every year, federal officials issue a list of all human trafficking cases in which someone is the victim of sexual or physical abuse.But that information is […]