Video tutorials
"Can you show me how to do that?"
View our growing range of training videos covering a variety of topics. Our online tutorial videos provide an engaging, self-paced and easily accessible alternative to our traditional written guides.
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Accessing data
- What are international macrodata?
- Accessing, exploring and visualising data in UKDS.Stat
- How to access census aggregate data in InFuse
- How to access information about postcodes using GeoConvert
- How to download boundary data
- How to download UK survey data
- How to download a subset of survey data using Nesstar
- How to log in to the Secure Lab
- Ways to find data on the UK Data Service website
- What data do we hold at the UK Data Service
Analysis tools
- Accessing, exploring and visualising data in UKDS.Stat
- Analysing ageing data with Nesstar
- Analysing ageing data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing crime data with Nesstar
- Analysing crime data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing education data with Nesstar
- Analysing education data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing energy data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing environment data with Nesstar
- Analysing health data with Nesstar
- Analysing health data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing housing data with Nesstar
- Analysing housing data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing labour market data with Nesstar
- Analysing labour market data with UKDS.Stat
- Creating an Intensity Map using Google Fusion Tables
- Creating maps with UKDS.Stat
- FAQ - how to change the layout in UKDS.Stat
- FAQ - how to create bar charts with UKDS.Stat
- FAQ - how to hide empty rows and columns with UKDS.Stat
- FAQ - how to reorder data within UKDS.Stat
- FAQ - how to save and share queries within UKDS.Stat
- FAQ - how to select multiple subjects in UKDS.Stat
- How to access census aggregate data in InFuse
- How to access information about postcodes using GeoConvert
- How to download a subset of survey data using Nesstar
- How to match and convert data using GeoConvert
- How to use the Nesstar platform to explore the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey
Citing data
Depositing data
- Depositing data
- How to deposit data in the ReShare repository
- Preparing your data collection for deposit
Historical data
Managing data
Teaching with data
Themes
- Analysing ageing data with Nesstar
- Analysing ageing data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing crime data with Nesstar
- Analysing crime data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing education data with Nesstar
- Analysing education data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing energy data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing environment data with Nesstar
- Analysing health data with Nesstar
- Analysing health data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing housing data with Nesstar
- Analysing housing data with UKDS.Stat
- Analysing labour market data with Nesstar
- Analysing labour market data with UKDS.Stat
Weighting data
What data do we hold at the UK Data Service
Here we show you the range of data held by the UK Data Service.
An introduction to using weights in social surveys
Here we show you how to use weights in social surveys and how weighting can affect results.
How to access information about postcodes using GeoConvert
View our video tutorial on using our online geography matching and conversion tool,GeoConvert to obtain postcode metadata.
How to download Boundary data
View our video tutorial on how to download boundary data offering a range of digitised boundary data including boundaries designed for use with census data in several GIS geographic information system formats.
How to match and convert data using GeoConvert
View our video tutorial on matching and converting data using GeoConvert. The Matching function allows usesr to obtain details of the geographical relationships (intersections/matches) between zones in different geographies. The Conversion function allows users to re-sample (convert) data from one geography to another.
Our historical data collections
View our video tutorial on the UK Data Service's historical data collections.