Synthetic data mimics essential characteristics from the original dataset, creating new, substitute data that does not represent any real person, removing confidentiality requirements.
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Social media is such a key part of everyday life and with the data readily available online, it has the potential to change the way we collect information to understand society. However, it is paramount that data sources used in the production of official statistics are accurate, relevant, unbiased, and most importantly, they must be used ethically.
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Registration for the 2019 MSc in Data Analytics for Government (MDataGov) Symposium is now open. The annual Symposium is an opportunity for…
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In the last quarter of 2018 the Campus welcomed delegates from Statistics Indonesia to exchange experience in growing data science skills across government, as they prepare to launch their own Masters programme and Centre for Big Data Statistics.
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High growth businesses drive economic growth in the UK. Therefore, understanding the characteristics that may lead to high performance is an area of active research.
Read more on Understanding the characteristics of high growth companies using non-traditional data sourcesThis 1 day course will introduce you to the building blocks of R including objects, vectors, and data frames and will examine common data types.
Read more on Introduction to RThis course is delivered through the Jupyter notebook application. Participants should attain a good understanding of basic data types in Python and associated methods and constructs that can be applied to them.
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Following the graduation of our first data analyst level 4 apprentices, we launched the first Data Science Degree Apprenticeship in Wales, with the first round of applications now complete.
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We explore whether it is possible to classify financial corporations to their detailed Standard Industry Classification 2007 (SIC2007) using financial assets, liabilities and other firm-level data.
Read more on FinBins – granular classification of the UK’s financial sectorItem Lead Discussion points 1 Campus projects show & tell Campus Data Scientists Before the formal meeting, several Campus Senior…
Read more on Data Science Campus Advisory Board – 31 July 2018The Data Science Campus Advisory Board has been established to advise the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Director General for Data Capability and the Campus Managing Director on research priorities, partnerships, ethical issues and legal considerations.
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The Advisory Board’s main roles are to: provide advice on Data Science Campus activities and the delivery of its strategic…
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I joined the Campus at the start of September, with a responsibility for all communications across the Campus – no…
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Over the last year, we have developed an experimental method for estimating the density of trees and vegetation present at…
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These guys are actually from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They were sitting in the sun, outside a shop in…
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The ability for a household to access a range of services necessary for day-to-day living is of great importance to…
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The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) 2018 International Conference was held down the road from our Newport campus in Cardiff’s magnificent…
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Urban trees provide a wide range of environmental, social and economic benefits, such as improving air quality and are known…
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The Data Science Campus has begun a research project with Hafod, a social residential tenant organisation, to explore the flows…
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Project summary Many datasets contain variables that have been collected as free-text in an uncontrolled way. In the case where…
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How did I end up at ONS? In the midst of Christmas and New Year (also known to students as…
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As we say goodbye to another summer, here’s my latest round up on the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Data…
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In this study, we investigate challenges related to the site search function of the ONS website and make recommendations on…
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So, June was notable for (i) more uninterrupted sunshine than I can remember in the UK; (ii) the short-lived excitement…
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The maritime freight industry is of critical importance to the economic output of the UK, with almost half a billion…
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Where do the days go? It’s already time for my latest update – providing an overview of what happened in the…
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One of our first Campus-funded students shares her experience as a data scientist in the Home Office undertaking the MSc in…
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Girls into STEM workshops STEM Ambassadors from the Data Science Campus hosted a group of female school pupils visiting the campus….
Read more on We all need more girls in STEMOur purpose The Data Science Campus plays a crucial role in informing the social and economic management of the UK…
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Are you on the look out for an exciting opportunity to help us develop data science capability for public good?…
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Here’s the latest “monthly” update for the Data Science Campus, covering both March and April 2018. We took a break…
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The Data Science Campus is at the heart of leading-edge data science skills building with public sector bodies in the UK and abroad.
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Here’s our latest monthly update for the Data Science Campus, covering February 2018. We’ve taken the liberty of stretching the…
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1. Executive Summary The Evaluating Calorie Intake for Population Statistical Estimates (ECLIPSE) project was carried out by the Data Science…
Read more on Evaluating Calorie Intake Following a brief midwinter break, here is our bumper two-month update, covering December 2017 and January 2018. The Campus continues…
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes economic information at both a national and regional level on a regular basis. Steven…
Read more on Big fish, little fish – understanding local economies using interactive visualisations
Here’s our update for November, the month when the Campus won an award and had the privilege of welcoming numerous…
Read more on The month that was – November 2017Using doubly labelled water to improve our understanding of the UK’s calorie intake. The problem We’re not very good at…
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This is our monthly update for October 2017 – one of a series of regular snapshots that highlight some of…
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One of the Data Science Campus’s (DSC) important aims is to facilitate the exchange of data science knowledge between government,…
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Ceri Regan, Academic Manager at the campus, talks about the recent ONS visit to the National Institute of Statistics in…
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This is our monthly update for September – one of a series of regular snapshots on what we’ve been doing…
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Two of our Data Analytics apprentices, Charlotte O’Brien and Alexis Fernquest, share their experiences as volunteers at the 2017 Data…
Read more on Volunteering at the 2017 Data for Policy conferenceCan we better understand traffic at British ports and can we use shipping as an early indicator for gross domestic…
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Welcome to “the month that was”, providing you with a snapshot of what we’ve been doing this month to support…
Read more on The month that was – August 2017The Campus delivers projects for the Office for National Statistics (ONS), government and wider UK and international organisations. As a…
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Welcome to the first of our monthly updates – a regular snapshot on what we’ve been doing to support data…
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The Data Science Campus at ONS in Newport had barely celebrated its first 100 days when a few of the…
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It is 100 days since the Data Science Campus officially opened our doors to help the Office for National Statistics…
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is on a fantastic journey to better serve the UK by improving the quality…
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In December 2016 the UK’s first data analytics apprentices started work at the ONS offices in Newport. Out of over…
Read more on Hello, we are the data science campus apprenticesThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) Data Science Campus is keen to collaborate with partner organisations both in the UK…
Read more on Collaborating with Statistics Netherlands towards a data driven societyCan we improve self-reported estimates of energy (calorie) consumption? Background The 2016 ‘Counting Calories’ report highlighted a disparity between self-reported…
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Urban forest refers to the trees and vegetation present in the streets, parks, gardens, balconies and even green roofs within…
Read more on Mapping the urban forestHi, I am Steven Hopkins, a Data Scientist in the Data Science Campus (DSC) which was officially opened last week,…
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The Data Science Campus celebrated a significant achievement on Monday 27 March, as it opened its doors for the first…
Read more on We are officially open for businessHello! My name is Solange and I am one of the Academic Managers for the Data Science Campus. Since joining…
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Welcome to the ONS Data Science Campus. I’m Tom Smith, Managing Director for the Campus. On 27 March, Minister for…
Read more on Data science for public goodHi, my name is Rowena and I’m a Data Scientist at the new Data Science Campus. Data Science is an…
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On 5 December 2016, the Office for National Statistics and The Alan Turing Institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding signalling their shared…
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Can a national urban vegetation dataset be generated using computer vision and machine learning techniques? Background The value of urban…
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