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Unit 1 : The Basics >> 1.2 Learning objectives
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By the end of this unit you should:

  • Understand the basic conceptual differences between aggregate and survey data
  • Know how international data is produced and disseminated, and the role of the UK Data Service
  • Know more about the organisations that produce the international databanks
  • Outline the content of the major international aggregate databases
  • Access, subset and chart data from the World Development Indicators
  • Outline the content of the major international survey datasets
  • Search for specific data using UK Data Service resources
  • Look up original sources and definitions
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The University of Manchester; Mimas; ESRC; RDI

Countries and Citizens: Unit 1 Macro and Micro Data: The Basics by Celia Russell, University of Manchester is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales Licence.