We have explored the feasibility of using open data to analyse local transport performance. In this publication we demonstrate how to produce hyperlocal bus service coverage and punctuality metrics.
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Synthetic data are artificially generated data that are made to resemble real-world, often sensitive, data.
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This report offers a thorough look into how we created a synthetic version of a large, linked, and confidential dataset while adhering to a formal privacy framework
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) asked the Campus to see if machine learning techniques could be used to predict the energy efficiency of properties that do not have an official score. Read more about our findings on this blog post.
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Part of our mission at the Data Science Campus (DSC) is to build data science capability across the public sector. In this project, which grew out of our Data Science Accelerator programme, we worked with the Royal Air Force (RAF) to help upskill their staff in the Python programming language and natural language processing (NLP) methods.
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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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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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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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1. Executive Summary The Evaluating Calorie Intake for Population Statistical Estimates (ECLIPSE) project was carried out by the Data Science…
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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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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 September – one of a series of regular snapshots on what we’ve been doing…
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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…
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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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It is 100 days since the Data Science Campus officially opened our doors to help the Office for National Statistics…
Read more on The first 100 daysHi, 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…
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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…
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