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Editing and imputation in Python

Description This is a short course and aims to covers the practical application of editing and imputation in Python. This course doesn’t cover the theory of any of the methods specified. The theory of these methods is covered in introduction to editing and imputation which is one of the prerequisites of this course. Learning outcomes […]

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Editing and imputation in R

Description This is a short course and aims to covers the practical application of editing and imputation in R. This course doesn’t cover the theory of any of the methods specified. The theory of these methods is covered in introduction to editing and imputation, which is the one of the prerequisites of this course. Learning […]

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Housing statistician

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) are advertising two roles in housing statistics. Housing is key to everyone’s daily lives, from availability and affordability, to building safety and quality of life. It is one of the Government’s top priorities, and DLUHC play a crucial role in informing policy decisions to deliver the […]

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Current landscape of user engagement – summary of findings

The user engagement strategy for statistics was published in February 2021. It is a four-year strategy which sets out a plan of action for building a more meaningful and sustained dialogue between producers, users and potential users of statistics. The strategy’s vision is for user engagement to be second nature for all producers of statistics […]

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Senior Analytical Officer

Senior Analytical Officers play a crucial role in the effective running of Data and Insight and in leading the team in which they work. They provide vital support to their team leader by taking a wide range of responsibilities. Some will have more focus on technical skills whilst some will specialise more in delivering insightful […]

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Secondment to BBC News: the time I had to deputise for the Head of Statistics

I have worked at The Office for National Statistics (ONS) ever since leaving university. The pandemic ignited lots of great work opportunities, but I always knew I wanted to try something different and challenge myself in a way that I hadn’t before. I noticed an advert for a secondment at BBC News and thought it […]

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Current landscape of user engagement survey – summary of findings

Summary findings from the ‘current landscape of user engagement’ survey is now available. The project team thanks everyone who submitted responses to the ‘current landscape of user engagement’ survey. They were fascinated reading them and gained a deeper understanding of your engagement activities, as well as some of the challenges you face. The results have […]

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Introduction to RMarkdown

Description This course will introduce you to the make up of rmarkdown files, how to set up a new document, create content and then how to output HTML, PDF or Word documents. It will run through various types of content you might want to include such as different ways of text formatting, tables, images and […]

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Statistics Undergraduate Student Placements

Welsh Government are recruiting at least 3 statistics undergraduate placement students. Placements are 52 weeks long and commence Summer 2022. This is your opportunity to gain experience of working as a Government Statistician undertaking tasks such as: Preparation of statistical publications and ministerial briefs. Preparation of statistical tables and charts to help illustrate messages in […]

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Developing an interactive dashboard for the Outcome Indicator Framework

At the end of 2019, team leader Christine Holleran visited the Office for National Statistics in Newport to learn about their OpenSDG platform. She immediately saw the potential for reusing the platform to present The Department Environment, Food and Rural Affairs(Defra) Outcome Indicator Framework indicators which have been developed to measure the governments progress towards the […]

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