By Daniel Shiloh and Jacob Cole, Office for National Statistics
In the autumn of 2020 over 1000 government analysts responded to the coding in analysis and research survey (CARS). We were interested in how they use code and how much they knew about using software engineering practices to improve quality and efficiency in their analysis.
Below are some things we’ve learned so far. Keep in mind: our sample is not necessarily representative and is likely to over-represent people interested in coding.
1. People’s coding skills get better with practice
The more people use code in their work, the more their skills improve. Our findings also show that people who don’t code in their work often feel they are losing their skills. Hardly surprising!
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Crystal clear: Sir Ian Diamond on using data to profile the pandemic
By Matt Ross on 11/05/2021
Diamond briefs the public at a daily COVID-19 press conference last year: his agency’s data has helped shape policies and communications during the pandemic. Credit: Pippa Fowles/Number 10 Downing Street/Flickr.
The UK civil service has transformed its data operations during the pandemic, says Office for National Statistics chief Professor Sir Ian Diamond – web-scraping, integrating datasets, and building partnerships with businesses and foreign governments. And with more analysts and statistics professionals, he tells Matt Ross, it could move even faster
“We have seen a rapid and incredibly impressive use of statistics over the last year, in radical, novel and innovative ways,” says Professor Sir Ian Diamond. “During the pandemic, we have done things at much greater pace than we might have otherwise.”
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