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The Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Navigating numbers: the ONS data education programme
Navigating numbers: how data are used to create statistics includes a series of five classroom toolkits. Each toolkit is centred around an Office for National Statistics (ONS) tool or dataset that relates to a part of everyday life. The themes for the data toolkits include:
- the gender pay gap
- inflation
- the census and understanding population dynamics
- health and well-being
- business, industry and trade
These toolkits will help students understand how and why the ONS uses the public’s data to produce statistics.
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Gender pay gap data toolkit
This toolkit explores the concept of gender pay gaps, considering how and why they are measured. Students can use the Gender pay gap explorer tool and data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) dataset. This will allow them to see trends and patterns in the data.
Inflation data toolkit
This toolkit looks at how inflation is measured and what the data is used for. Students can use the Shopping prices comparison tool and data from the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) dataset. They can use them to explore the implications of inflation for consumers, businesses...
Census toolkit
This toolkit explores the census and its significance in understanding population dynamics. Students can use the Census maps tool, Build a custom area profile tool and access raw data from the census. They can:
- discover how statistical inferences are made about populations
- compare different...
Health and well-being data toolkit
This toolkit investigates the complexities of measuring health and well-being. Students can use the Health Index tool and access the raw data that is used to calculate it. This will allow them to analyse and interpret health and well-being trends and patterns within a local area or across different regions.
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| Subject(s) | Mathematics |
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| Age | 16-19 |
| Published | 2020 to date |
| Published by | 
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxjg6z |
