Gross Domestic Product (GDP) provides an indication of the economic health of a country, but examining happiness can give a clearer picture of the experiences… Read More »Happiness in the spotlight: Happiness across the UK and Northern Ireland
By Aaron McMurray & James Bamford This dashboard has been prepared by the Assembly Research and Information Service (RaISe) to visualise data describing the spread… Read More »Visualisation of COVID-19 in Northern Ireland
Overview The latest figures published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (February 2021) show that the number of alcohol-specific deaths in 2019… Read More »Alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland
Foodbanks are an increasingly useful resource for many in Northern Ireland. They provide a valuable service to communities and are continually helping to feed those… Read More »Foodbank distribution in Northern Ireland
Sample opinion surveys are a well-established way to measure public opinion on contemporary affairs. However, the exponential growth of social media in the 21st century… Read More »Can surveys be supplemented and improved by social media based research? A case study of the Young Life & Times Survey
With many international travel restrictions still in place, more people than ever will be opting for ‘staycations’ in Northern Ireland. This article provides the results… Read More »Is it possible to socially distance on our beaches?
By Keara McKay & Thomas Procter Our new visualisation based on figures and analysis published in the public domain by Ulster Bank, Danske Bank, NISRA,… Read More »The impact of COVID-19 on Northern Ireland
The risk is that a complicated number is released without context into a world that doesn’t know how to think about it. The ‘R… Read More »Ten reasons to be cautious about using R to support decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic
This is a follow-up to the recent blog article, ‘Where are we on the COVID-19 curve?. The previous article used three day averages for… Read More »Where are we on the COVID-19 curve? (Update at 16 April 2020)
Most of us by now understand the need to ‘flatten the curve’ in order to reduce the number of overall cases of COVID-19 and… Read More »Where are we on the COVID-19 curve?
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