Resources

From 'Why Numbers Matter' to 'Making Sense of Data in the Media', we're finding new ways to show how data impacts the everyday world.

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Why Numbers Matter

This is the first video in our Why Numbers Matter series of animated shorts. These videos attempt to show, in a light-hearted way, why it's important to get numbers right.

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Excel in bitesize chunks

In this series we teach you our top tips and tricks to help you make the most of Excel and manage your data-handling with ease.

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Data skills in 90 seconds

These videos are short 'how-to' videos of common data-related tasks in Excel, RStudio and QGIS. One skill is shown in each video and they're designed for sharing and use in teaching everywhere and anywhere.

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Making Sense of Data in the Media

Learn how to make sense of social statistics and economic data with this introductory course on quantitative social science.

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