Government Statistician Group (GSG) – Foundation course
- Open to
- New members of the Government Statistician Group (GSG)
- Training category
- Government Statistician Group
- Type of training
- Online
- Length
- 2 days
- Organiser
- GSS Policy and Coordination Team
- Provider
- GSS Policy and Coordination Team
- Location
- Online
Please note this course is temporarily unavailable while it is being reviewed.
You can use the training and guidance on this page while the training course is being reviewed. The training and guidance explore the most important principles used in all aspects of the production and dissemination of official statistics. Topics are introduced through e-learning and guidance material.
This course follows on from the Government Statistician Group (GSG) Induction course. It explores the main principles used in all aspects of the production and dissemination of official statistics. Topics will be introduced with some presentations, but most of your learning will take place through activities, case studies, and discussions that draw on participants’ own experiences, knowledge, and views. The course covers the following broad topic areas:
Course content
Statistical quality
- Introduction to data quality – e-learning
- Data quality framework – principles, practices and tools aimed at achieving data that is fit-for-purpose
- Quality statistics in government guidance – the principles of statistical quality with practical advice
- Quality assurance of administrative data – workshop
Assessing and meeting user needs
Data ethics
- Awareness in data ethics – e-learning
- Data ethics framework – guidance
Estimating from data
- Awareness in sample design and estimation – e-learning
- Awareness in editing and imputation – e-learning
Statistical models, modelling and machine learning
- Introduction to machine learning – e-learning
- Introduction to machine learning in Python – e-learning
Time series and seasonable adjustment
- Awareness in time series – e-learning
- Awareness in seasonal adjustment – e-learning
Index numbers and index measures
- Awareness in index numbers – e-learning
Writing about statistics and quality
- Writing about statistics – guidance
- Introduction to data visualisation – e-learning
- Data visualisation: charts – guidance
- Data visualisation: tables – guidance
- Data visualisation: colours – guidance
- Data visualisation: dashboards – guidance
Contact us
If you would like more information about this course, please email the GSG Induction Team.
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