A list of random questions
ahussain3 opened this issue · 2 comments
These don't need to be answered immediately, but may be useful as we try to build up a body of knowledge.
To what extent do we want to (or are we able to) use datasources that are not intended to show off the thing that we are trying to demonstrate. For example, this dataset from the ONS is primarily about home ownership but it does contain some useful information about social housing and so would be useful to us.
The only thing we need to be wary of is reaching incorrect/unjustified conclusions.
Lots of datasets have codes all over them (e.g. E06000056). These are helpful because they save space, but they also make it difficult for humans to easily parse them. We usually have quick access to a 'key' table of sorts, so an easy substitution is possible. I wonder if one day we can make that process automated.