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NCRM podcast: Mind the gap: why skills are key to data reuse
When it comes to making more data from government departments more readily available to researchers, there has for some time been a will, but not always a way. When the way is found, it can be painstaking and time-consuming for all concerned. Ahead of his presentation at the 2018 Research Methods Festival, Richard Welpton (Cancer Research UK Data Liaison Manager) explains how a focus on skills and career opportunities could provide a way forward, and how a framework that he and his colleagues have developed is helping
Data quality issues in administrative data
This guide aims to: (i) raise users’ awareness of the types of potential data quality issues affecting administrative data (ii) help users choose the most appropriate form of administrative dataset for their needs (iii) give examples of ways in which users can deal with data quality issues at various stages of the analytical process
Use of accelerometry devices (e.g. Fitbit) to capture energy expenditure in agricultural and rural livelihoods
Worldmapper | Professor Danny Dorling
Professor Danny Dorling presents a session on Cartograms: maps on which statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form
Walking as a participatory, performative and mobile method
Professor Maggie O'Neil and Professor Tracey Reynolds talk about 'Walking as a participatory, performative mobile method' in the NCRM Online Resource. Supporting material such as the PowerPoint presentation, video transcript, related datasets and recommended reading can be accessed via the NCRM website
https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/online/participatory_research_methods
Mediation models: direct, indirect and total effects
Professor Patrick Sturgis in the sixth (of six) part of the ‘Structural Equation Modelling (SEM): What it is and what it isn't’ online course. This video is part of the online learning resources from the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM). To access all videos and the supporting materials (presentation slides, datasets, recommended reading, links to related publications and resources) visit https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/online/SEM2016