Harmonisation guidance and principles
The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about impairment to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
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Introduction Dashboards can be a useful way to share statistics. However, they are not always the best tool to use. Poorly designed dashboards will make your data much harder to…
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Development of these questions The questions presented here have been developed to collect data about the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in a harmonised way. They have been adapted…
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The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about personal wellbeing to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
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The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about loneliness to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
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This guidance sets out some principles to think about when presenting data in tables and graphs.
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This guidance advises on how to quality assure data sources.
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Introduction When designing survey questions we advise carrying out cognitive interviewing and usability testing. Cognitive interviewing is a method used to explore the ways in which respondents mentally process and…
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This guidance has been drawn up to support producers of official statistics who need to decide when to pause or continue data collections during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Top tips on how to maintain quality when designing surveys at pace.
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