Analysis guides
Analysis
of the LFS using STATA
PDF,
Word
An introductory course to Stata9 using
the Labour Force Survey 2002 teaching dataset.
Using SPSS for Windows
PDF,
Word
SPSS for Windows is a comprehensive,
interactive, general purpose package for data analysis. It covers most routine
analyses and is a true Windows package: it is mouse-driven with movable, scalable
windows, drop-down menus and dialog boxes.
Weighting the Social Surveys
PDF,
Word
This document is based upon the proceedings
of the Weighting the Social Surveys event held by CCSR at the Royal Statistical
Society on Friday 12 March 2004.
The following spreadsheet summarises
the documentation of weighting and imputation on each of the government surveys
- weighting-summary.xls.
Analysing Change Over Time:
A guide to ESDS resources
PDF,
Word
This introductory guide gives an overview
of ESDS data resources for the analysis of change over time. Its content in
part represents the outcome of a one-day seminar held in October, 2006 at the
Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR). The aim of the guide
is to introduce the reader to some of the methodological, technical and data
management issues surrounding the analysis of change.
Government Survey Time-Series datasets:
GHS,
Time Use.
Working with survey files:
using hierarchical data, matching files and pooling data
PDF,
Word
This guide introduces the concepts
of units of analysis and hierarchical data. It explains procedures in SPSS and
Stata that can be used to work with datasets with different levels of hierarchy
within single files, as well as how to combine files where different levels
of hierarchy are stored across multiple files (i.e. a ‘database’
of data ‘tables’). Other related procedures considered include how
to combine files to increase sample sizes.
Using Nesstar to explore consumer
durables in the General Household Survey 2004-05
PDF, Word
A step-by-step guide to using Nesstar,
a data exploration and download tool that allows you to browse data and do basic
analyses online. This guide will introduce you to the Nesstar system by carrying
out a simple and typical research task.
Introduction to Complex Sample Design in UK Government Surveys
PDF, Word
This introductory guide provides an overview of the survey design features of ESDS Government datasets. It also provides information on analysing complex samples using Stata. Focussing on design-based approaches, practical examples are given using the Health Survey for England (HSE).
