Analytical tools
Analytical tools - Toolkits
Assessing neighbourhood-level data for target setting
- DescriptionThis report assesses key small area datasets for target setting, performance monitoring and wider contextual analysis.
- Linkhttp://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/neighbourhooddata
Child Poverty Toolkit
- DescriptionThese tools are intended to help users understand their local child poverty context, to help engage partners and to understand how policy should be developed. The toolkit includes: a short power point presentation generated specifically for a users area with context, high level up-to-date indicators, and national and regional comparators; and a longer, data rich, presentation generated a users area with assistance on how to interpret trends;
- Linkhttp://www.childpovertytoolkit.org.uk/Data-Tools
Data sharing for Neighbourhood Renewal: Lessons from the North West
- DescriptionDiscusses the importance of data sharing in neighbourhood renewal delivery
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.gov.uk/publications.asp?did=1604
Equality and diversity tool
- DescriptionIn order to support existing efforts to comply with the various Equality Schemes and the emerging Single Equality Act, SEEDA and SEE-IN have produced a comprehensive mapping of socio-economic data for the six core equality groups against their geography of interest. The E & D Data Tool enables colleagues in partner agencies (public, private and 3rd sector) to access baseline data on these groups.
- Linkhttp://www.see-in.co.uk/researchdatabase/2008/equalityanddiversitydatatool.html
Health Inequalities Intervention Tool
- DescriptionThis tool provides information on the following: The current life expectancy in each local authority, and in the most deprived quintile of each local authority; the current gap in life expectancy between the most deprived quintile and the local authority as a whole for all areas, and between the local authority and England for spearhead areas; an analysis of the contribution of causes of death to the gap between the most deprived quintile of the local authority and a variety of comparators.
- Linkhttp://www.lho.org.uk/HEALTH_INEQUALITIES/Health_Inequalities_Tool.aspx
Knowing your communities Toolkit
- DescriptionThis toolkit is designed to help councils: assess their current progress, benchmark their progress with others and understand what they need to do to improve their performance.
- Linkhttp://www.userfocus.audit-commission.gov.uk/KycHome.aspx
Locally Held Administrative Data (LHAD) Project
- DescriptionThe Locally Held Administrative Data (LHAD) project exists to find and assess the potential of data outside of the mainstream of existing supply (which is almost exclusively from Government Departments at present).
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=LHADProject.htm
LSP Floor Target Action Plan Toolkit
- DescriptionThe Toolkit provides a five-stage approach for the preparation of evidence based plans, emphasising the analysis of data and option appraisal to conduct robust planning and the review of targets. The process aims to help LSPs produce better plans - that is, plans that are more likely to result in effective action that delivers improved outcomes.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.gov.uk/publications.asp?did=195
Neighbourhood Statistics - Best practice in statistical presentation
- DescriptionExamines the best ways to present tables, charts and statistical maps in order to make it easy for readers to understand and interpret the data, and identify any key patterns or trends.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/statisticalpresentation/best-practice-key-principles.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Best practice on using thematic maps
- DescriptionWhat is a thematic map and how to use them?
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=Bestpracticemapping.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Considerations for analysing patterns of work Deprivation and employment
- DescriptionConsiders how the datasets available on the Neighbourhood Statistics website can be used to help analyse patterns of work deprivation.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/HTMLDocs/images/CaseStudies_WorkDeprivation_tcm97-51120.pdf
Neighbourhood Statistics - Dataset information, or what is metadata?
- DescriptionExplaining how metadata is used to provide information on a dataset.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/datasetinformation/dataset-information.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Geography policy
- DescriptionDescribes the ways in which geographic referencing is used to collect and publish Neighbourhood Statistics for England and Wales.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=Geography.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Geography, an important factor in data analysis
- DescriptionShows how the interpretation of a single dataset can change when considering data presented at different geographies.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/HTMLDocs/images/CaseStudies_Geography_tcm97-51119.pdf
Neighbourhood Statistics - Guidance for time series tables
- DescriptionHow to interpret time series data.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/timeseries/time-series-guidance.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Guidance on using neighbourhood statistics data
- DescriptionGuidance for Neighbourhood Statistics users who are looking to either advance their knowledge of a new topic area or who are interested in ways of analysing and interpreting data.
- Linkhttp://neighborhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/casestudies/case-studies-home.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Guide to ethnicity sources
- DescriptionThe guide highlights a range of data sources suitable for analysing the experience of minority ethnic groups in Britain for a wide range of topic areas, from education and employment to crime and safety.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=EthIntroduction.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Indicators and analysis
- DescriptionLook up of all indicators held on NeSS
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=IndicatorsAnalysis.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Introduction to indicators
- DescriptionThis case study introduces the concept of indicators, and outlines the reasons we may wish to create them.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/casestudies/anintroductiontoindicators/case-studies-indicators.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Standardised data
- DescriptionExplaining the use of rate data
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/standardiseddata/standardised-data.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Understanding educational achievement and differences between pupil residency and institutional data
- DescriptionThe study is aimed at anyone interested in educational attainment or someone keen to understand different ways of viewing data.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/casestudies/educationalachievement/case-studies-education.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Understanding the 2001 Census Area Classification for Output Areas
- DescriptionThis study highlights how the most recent of the classifications, the Output Area Classification, has been created. It also investigates what the classification can show, and highlights its potential uses.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/casestudies/censusareaclassification/case-studies-classification.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Using charts to understand patterns in crime
- DescriptionThe purpose of this study is to examine patterns of crime at different geographical levels.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/casestudies/chartsandcrime/case-studies-crime.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Using income estimates to help understand confidence Intervals for modelled data
- DescriptionIllustrates the importance of using confidence intervals when analysing data.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/casestudies/confidenceintervals/case-studies-confidence.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Using maps to show geographical patterns in health data
- DescriptionThe study investigates the concept of using multiple datasets to help highlight areas that may be at a higher risk for health problems.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/casestudies/mapsandhealth/case-studies-health.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics - Using Neighbourhood Statistics data to create simple indicators from multiple sources
- DescriptionThis case study illustrates how simple indicators can be created from count data held on Neighbourhood Statistics.
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=userguide/detailedguidance/casestudies/indicatorsfrommultiplesources/case-studies-using-neighbourhood-stats.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics policy documents
- DescriptionDetails of key policy documents provided on NeSS
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=aboutneighbourhood/reportsandpolicies/ness-reports-policy-docs.htm
Performance management toolkit
- DescriptionToolkit to help implement performance management systems
- Linkhttp://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=4405776
Practical guides for using neighbourhood-level data
- DescriptionTechnical advice on the use of neighbourhood-level data to help inform regeneration activities
- Linkhttp://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/neighbourhoodpracticalguides
Solutions for Inclusion - Excluded groups
- DescriptionProvides a list of the main socially excluded groups and the projects used to help to improve the lives of people in the group.
- Linkhttp://www.esd.org.uk/Solutions4Inclusion/groupsearch.aspx
Solutions for Inclusion - Exclusion problems
- DescriptionProvides a list of the main social exclusion problems and the projects used to address the problems.
- Linkhttp://www.esd.org.uk/Solutions4Inclusion/Problemsearch.aspx
Supporting Evidence for Local Delivery (SELD)
- DescriptionThe SELD (Supporting Evidence for Local Delivery) programme was introduced by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU) in 2005 to test out approaches to promoting better use of data, research and evidence in neighbourhood renewal through technical assistance to local partnerships.
- Linkhttp://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/neighbourhoodrenewal/seld/
Supporting Evidence for Local Delivery (SELD) - North West
- DescriptionThe Centre for Local Economic Strategies provide updates of all resources produced for Supporting Evidence for Local Delivery (SELD): North West
- Linkhttp://www.cles.org.uk/information/102962/copy_of_06_28/
The Good Indicators Guide: Understanding how to use and choose indicators
- DescriptionThis guide is intended to be a short, practical resource for anyone in any health system who is responsible for using indicators to monitor and improve performance, systems or outcomes.
- Linkhttp://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44584
The Virtual Microdata Laboratory
- DescriptionThe Virtual Microdata Laboratory (VML) is a facility within the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which enables access to restricted microdata for research purposes. Researchers from government and academia use the VML to carry out research on ONS surveys and other confidential datasets.
- Linkhttp://www.ons.gov.uk/about/who-we-are/our-services/vml/index.html
Toolkit to support the use of neighbourhood statistics
- DescriptionThis toolkit supports the use of Neighbourhood Statistics data by providing: Guidance on appropriate statistical methods, equations for common statistics, case studies showing best practice, common pitfalls in the analysis of data
- Linkhttp://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/HTMLDocs/images/Introductionneighbourhoodstatistics_tcm97-58967.pdf
Using data to improve services
- DescriptionA toolkit for neighbourhood management initiatives
- Linkhttp://www.sqw.co.uk/nme/downloads/ISD_2007toolkit_FINAL.pdf
Using local data for effective commissioning
- DescriptionCase study of how council data can be linked to other information sources to provide up-to-date small area population profiles.
- Linkhttp://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=7137238
Workforce profiling toolkit
- DescriptionWorkforce profiling can be used for the development of good employment targets for under-represented groups. It provides baseline data that enables the council to decide whether or not their workforce is reflective of the local community and put in place actions to address this. This toolkit helps develop workforce profiling.
- Linkhttp://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=7216646
