Introduction to ESDS

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Themes
ESDS is producing web pages to aid researchers looking specifically for data on particular themes. So far the themes covered are:
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Health and health behaviour
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Crime and social control

Creating and depositing data
ESDS provides guidance on data and documentation standards, legal and ethical issues and preparing materials for deposit.

Teaching and learning with ESDS
ESDS can advise teachers and students on many aspects of using data resources in lectures and for self-study.
Use of data | Resources

The Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) is a national data service providing access and support for an extensive range of key economic and social data, both quantitative and qualitative, spanning many disciplines and themes. ESDS provides an integrated service offering enhanced support for the secondary use of data across the research, learning and teaching communities.

ESDS Services

specialist support for key economic and social data for teaching and research

ESDS Government - large-scale government surveys, such as the Labour Force Survey and the General Household Survey

ESDS International - multi-nation aggregate databanks, such as World Bank, and survey data including Eurobarometers

ESDS Longitudinal - major UK surveys following individuals over time, such as the British Household Panel Survey

ESDS Qualidata - a range of multimedia qualitative data sources

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Complex sample design guide and workshop
Standard commands in statistical software typically treat data as simple random samples. The vast majority of ESDS Government supported surveys, however, employ complex sample design ...

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ESDS GUIDES
a series of guides on ESDS services including dataset, thematic, data management and research methods

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