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...statistical methods of investigation do not only create positivistic knowledge for regressive or conservative ends; they can be used to better understand scales that are difficult to comprehend through personal experience, and so to inform critical and progressive responses. CCIG members have analysed these processes in many ways, for example, in the Mapping Refugee Media...

...statistics reveal a dramatic shift in the management of household waste. Consumers across England have been called upon to separate, to wash and to squash their paper, plastics and cardboard from the rest of the waste they throw into their black bag. By sorting this waste for recycling, consumers perform vital and unpaid work which is crucial to the operation of waste...

...statistics, recording crime rates, conviction rates, the size of prison populations, and so on. Activity 4 Look at the diagram below of the numbers of recorded crimes in England and Wales between 1876 and 2000. Note what you think the key trends in the graph are, and then compare them with our commentary below. [Crimes recorded by the police, 1876–2000] Figure 6: Crimes...