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Understanding our data

Guidance on reading and understanding survey and administrative data on our website.

  1. How to read survey data

    An introduction to surveys, weighting and confidence intervals.
  2. Interpreting our data

    Issues with smaller sample sizes and making generalisations.
  3. How we use Census data

    Using population data from the 2011 Census.
  4. Our statistical principles

    Our approach to averages and rounding.

Understanding our data

  • How to read survey data
  • Interpreting our data
  • How we use Census data
  • Our statistical principles

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  • Writing about ethnicity
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  • List of ethnic groups

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