The ONS Regional Statisticians for the East Midlands produce a number of resources to provide support in finding and making best use of data.

 Evidence (251 kB)  This presentation introduces the theory behind 'evidence' - what it is and why use it.

 Evidence Guide (82 kB) This handy guide provides links to web-based sources of information that can be used to find evidence at regional and sub-regional levels and gives a brief description of what the website aims to provide.

 Finding Data (1.01 MB) This presentation covers 8 key online sources of data and which are best for what.

 Geography (6.77 MB) To make best use of the data you will find on the above websites you need to understand a little about statistical geographies.  This presentation provides an introduction.

 Case studies (57 kB) This document contains examples that can be worked through. It was produced for use in the 'Introduction to Evidence' course.

 Calculating statistics (137.85 kB) This presentation covers the basic concepts of desciptive statistics.

 Understanding and presenting data (1.47 MB) This presentation covers some of the different issues of interpretation that you can encounter if using or presenting data, e.g. in the form of tables or charts.

 Understanding data - course exercises (301.24 kB) This series of exercises was created to complement the two presentations 'Calculating statistics' and 'Understanding and presenting data'

 Labour Force Survey (LFS) (129.5 kB) Confused about the Labour Force Survey (LFS), Annual Population Survey (APS) and Annual Local LFS?  This presentation will explain.

 Other Useful Products (114.5 kB) Presentation giving a short introduction to the Index of Multiple Deprivation, Area Classifications and Travel To Work Areas.

 Population and migration in the East Midlands (1.07 MB) The following analysis was produced by the East Midlands Regional Statisticians team to both highlight the sources of, and show headline results from population and migration data. There is no one data source that allows us to fully understand population change and migration, however this analysis investigates 6 key sources of data that can help piece together a picture of migration and the contributors to population change

Regional Statistics - A series of excel spreadsheets that contain statistics compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) East Midlands regional team in collaboration with the research and strategy team of the East Midlands Development Agency (emda).

You can also search our Reports Database for briefing notes and other reports produced by the ONS Regional Statisticians in the East Midlands.