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Alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland

7th May 20217th May 2021 Ray Russell alcohol

Reading Time: 5 minutes Overview The latest figures published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (February 2021) show that the number

Statistics & GIS

The launch of our new ‘Constituency Profile’ data dashboards

30th March 202130th March 2021 Thomas Procter

Reading Time: 2 minutes Throughout 2020 RaISe has been focused on developing the rollout of a Digital Strategy. Given the current situation with the

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Statistics & GIS

Can surveys be supplemented and improved by social media based research? A case study of the Young Life & Times Survey

28th September 2020 Stephen Orme Surveys

Reading Time: 4 minutes Sample opinion surveys are a well-established way to measure public opinion on contemporary affairs. However, the exponential growth of social

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COVID-19 Statistics & GIS

Is it possible to socially distance on our beaches?

15th July 202015th July 2020 Katie Tener

Reading Time: 2 minutes With many international travel restrictions still in place, more people than ever will be opting for ‘staycations’ in Northern Ireland.

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COVID-19 Statistics & GIS

The impact of COVID-19 on Northern Ireland

18th June 202018th August 2020 Keara McKay

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Keara McKay & Thomas Procter Our new visualisation based on figures and analysis published in the public domain by

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COVID-19 Health & Social Care Statistics & GIS

Ten reasons to be cautious about using R to support decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic

19th May 202020th May 2020 Robert Barry

Reading Time: 9 minutes The risk is that a complicated number is released without context into a world that doesn’t know how to

A line graph comparing COVID-19 deaths (five day moving averages) per million population for selected countries; five day moving averages include two days either side of date shown in chart (e.g. moving aveage for 14 April is an average taken over the five days 12-16 April).

COVID-19 Statistics & GIS

Where are we on the COVID-19 curve? (Update at 16 April 2020)

17th April 2020 Robert Barry

Reading Time: 2 minutes This is a follow-up to the recent blog article, ‘Where are we on the COVID-19 curve?. The previous article

COVID-19 Health & Social Care Statistics & GIS

Where are we on the COVID-19 curve?

10th April 202010th April 2020 Robert Barry

Reading Time: 4 minutes Most of us by now understand the need to ‘flatten the curve’ in order to reduce the number of

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COVID-19 Health & Social Care Statistics & GIS

Visualisation of COVID-19 in Northern Ireland

9th April 202020th September 2021 Keara McKay

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Keara McKay & Thomas Procter This is a visualisation prepared and maintained by the Northern Ireland Assembly Research and

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