...roll out mandatory use of the ATRS in government departments in phases, beginning in March 2024. Each organisation has been asked to map all algorithmic tools across their organisation which...
...is a free library for fast and accurate record linkage, which is now in its third version. It has the following key features: Faster and more accurate than other free...
...free tools that I use to convert postcode data into useful maps. My example shows sample data of football stadiums in Great Britain. Mapping Sheets This Google Sheets add-on allows...
MeasureCamp is a free, informal ‘unconference’ for digital analysts, held on a Saturday in London twice a year. Its objective is ‘the transfer of knowledge’, and everyone is encouraged to...
...source code to be made publicly available. Rather than making a judgement on what source code will be useful and reusable, the default approach should be to publish (sensitive information...
...how assisted digital users will be tested outside of the premium service and how support will be free at the point of use for the user except support from family...
...to do this the first time you run it The script needs to be saved and authorised The code You can paste the code straight into the script editor window....
...of code working properly you can very quickly reuse the same code again, changing it to collect different metrics and dimensions. For example in the complete script I have quickly...
...and decision-making more transparent. Why use open source code for data analysis? To summarise many other articles on the benefits of using open source code for data analysis: Analyses and...
...a sustainable service that’s free for assisted digital users. This requirement is only unnecessary if there is demonstrable proof from user research that there are no users with assisted digital...
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