We are pleased to share the presentations from ‘The Future of Education Data in Scotland’ event which took place on 13th June 2016 in collaboration with The Scottish Government Education Analysis Division. This one day seminar gave delegates an insight into the rich variety of education data sources available in Scotland and how this data is used by analysts and
» Read moreThinking about conducting quantitative research on Scotland? Looking for the right survey for your research? Trying to find your feet with a new dataset? This page contains information on where to find datasets, pdf guides on how to use some of the major datasets and a pdf guide on useful tools for working with any dataset. Where can I find
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In this current era of ‘big data’, crime data poses both opportunities and challenges for data scientists and crime analysts. The wealth of data available at increasingly small spatial scales provides good opportunities for better understanding the relationship between crime and place; while investment in data linkage infrastructure is allowing us to examine the connection between crime and a host
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Key points: There is perhaps an assumption among the general public that offenders tend to escalate in seriousness as they develop in their criminal career. Few criminologists, however, have attempted to understand how seriousness of offending increases, remains stable or decreases over the criminal life-course. Using the Offenders Index data for England and Wales, Francis and Liu compared different methods
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