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This guidance has been written to support analysts in government who use coding in their work. This includes those who produce statistics, carry out modelling or apply data science.
Learn more on Quality assurance of code for analysis and researchThis brief checklist aims to help producers of spreadsheets make their content accessible.
Learn more on Accessible spreadsheets : a checklist of the basicsThis guidance includes 10 top tips for effective user engagement.
Learn more on User engagement top tipsThis guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about national identity to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across government.
Learn more on National identity harmonised standardThese tips suggest some things to consider if your statistical outputs have been affected by the pandemic.
Learn more on Tips for communicating the impact of COVID-19This guidance provides information on where to find recent mental health data.
Learn more on Mental health harmonisation guidanceThis four-year strategy sets out a plan of action for building a more meaningful and sustained dialogue between producers, users and potential users of statistics.
Learn more on User engagement strategy for statistics – ensuring official statistics meet society’s needsThis report aims to provide advice and recommendations for those developing respondent communication materials for their own push-to-web surveys.
Learn more on Respondent engagement for push-to-web social surveysThis standard has been published while under development because we want to understand how well it meets the needs of government departments and other researchers.
Learn more on Educational attainment harmonised standardThis guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about household relationships to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across government.
Learn more on Household relationships harmonised standard