Understanding ONS statistics on patient deaths.
Jamie Jenkins looks at the ONS data behind news stories on deaths from starvation and thirst. “You may have…
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One of the favourite ONS-related memes our social media team come across is the ‘Empty IPS desk’. Someone tweets a…
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By Jay Lindop How does ONS measure migration into the UK? The International Passenger Survey (IPS) estimates migration flows –…
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I am delighted to welcome you to National Statistical, the new blog from the Office for National Statistics. Things are…
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