Newsletter Edition 2 - June 2010
- Network News
- Interview: David Elston, Director of Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland
- Focus on: Social Network Analysis
- Spotlight on the Administrative Data Liaison Service (ADLS)
- Feature: Professor John Curtice on polls from the recent election campaign
- Review: Michael Blastland lecture - The Public Perils of Statistics and How to Survive Them
- Data News
- Review: Census Programme workshop
- Hot topics this edition look at drug abuse and youth crime
Network News
Read about recent Network activities including the programme of events, new call dates for the Collaborative Small Grants Scheme and information about local networks forming in your area.
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60 Second Interview: David Elston, Director of BioSS In this edition our 60 second interview is with David Elston, Director of Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland.Read how David was introduced to statistics during a trip to the beach as a teenager, and learn how he worked his way up from a graduate at the former AFRC Unit of Statistics to become the Director of BioSS.
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Focus on Methods: Social Network Analysis Dr Dave Griffiths from the Department of Applied Social Science at the University of Stirling introduces Social Network Analysis.
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Spotlight:The Administrative Data Liaison Service (ADLS)
The Administrative Data Liaison Service is funded by the ESRC to support administrative data research in the UK. Administrative data in the UK is extensive but remains a relatively undiscovered and underused tool for research. It has enormous potential to inform social science research, either directly through analysis of such data or through linkage to other datasets. This article describes the service ADLS provides and details of upcoming training workshops. ADLS will also be involved in an AQMeN training event early next year on the topic 'Using technology in teaching'. Details will follow shortly on the website.
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Curtice on Polls: Banishing the Ghosts of Elections Past? John Curtice, Professor of Politics and Director of the Social Statistics Department at the University of Strathclyde reviews the performance of the pollsters during the recent election campaign.
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Review: The Public Perils of Statistics and How to Survive Them This lecture presented by BBC broadcaster and journalist Michael Blastland launched the first AQMeN doctoral training event. During his talk Michael highlighted the dangers and caution to be taken when reading and interpreting statistics in the media. Dr. Jairo Lugo, Director of Journalism Studies at University of Stirling and a member of AQMeN provides a review of what was a very enjoyable and interesting evening.
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Data News In this edition Andrew White from Scottish Government provides an introduction to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), as well as new reports published from Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) and new health statistics released by ISD Scotland.
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Review: Census Programme Workshop Dr. E Christie Abraham from the Institute for Applied Health Research and Institute for Society and Social Justice Research at Glasgow Caledonian University attended this one-day workshop at the University of Leeds. In this review she provides details of two key lectures that she attended.
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Hot Topics
In each edition we feature recent publications based on topics that are currently high profile in the media. In this edition we include articles on drug abuse and youth crime.
Capture-recapture and anchored prevalence estimation of injecting drug users in England: national and regional estimates
- Gordon Hay, Maria Gannon, Jane MacDougall, Catherine Eastwood, Kate Williams and Tim MillarYouth crime and justice: Key messages from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime
- Lesley McAra and Susan McVie
