ONS South West Presentations

This page includes presentations and related documents produced by the South West Regional Team of the Office for National Statistics. Note that our newsletters also include brief summaries of some data releases.

• Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007 - An Introduction (PowerPoint 341kb, 21pp, Oct 2009). The basis of a training session.  An explanation of the new Standard Industrial Classification, a timetable for implementation and examples of changes from SIC 2003. See also related documents & links section.

• Sample Surveys and Estimation - An Introduction (PowerPoint 403kb, 17pp, Jun 2008) The basis of a training session.  Topics include sampling terminology, summary statistics, simple and stratified random samples, choosing strata sizes and the finite population correction.

• Statistical Websites (PowerPoint 13,860kb, 90pp, Jun 2008) A detailed introduction to ONS and other statistical websites (as at June 2008). WARNING: Very Large File

• Travel to Work Areas and Local Labour Markets in the South West (PowerPoint 5,677kb, 7pp, Dec 2007) Information about the new Travel to Work Areas, based on the 2001 Census, and the background to the methodology behind their creation.  WARNING: Large File

• Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007 to 2003 Matrix (Excel 258 kb, Oct 2009) Related to the SIC 2007 Presentation above.  A spreadsheet showing the full correlation between SIC 2003 and SIC 2007 codes for industrial groups.

• Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007 Full Explanatory Notes (pdf, 1.06MB, 276pp, Dec 2007) The full background and detail of the new classification of economic activities, on the ONS website. WARNING: Large File