New synthetic dataset creates a digital twin of the adult population of England, Scotland and Wales

September 20, 2024 00:07:14
New synthetic dataset creates a digital twin of the adult population of England, Scotland and Wales
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New synthetic dataset creates a digital twin of the adult population of England, Scotland and Wales

Sep 20 2024 | 00:07:14

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Show Notes

Research from Understanding Society and UK Census data has been used to create a dataset that mimics the adult population in England, Scotland, and Wales, allowing researchers to model the potential impact of health interventions and policies. This dataset is now available in the UK Data Service’s collection.

Nik Lomax, the SIPHER Consortium Co-Lead on Data & System Monitoring  and Policy Microsimulation, who is also the Professor of Population Geography at the University of Leeds, talks to us about how the process of creating this synthetic dataset works. 

 

This is the first podcast in our series about these datasets and the SIPHER Consortium. Interview by Rodney Appleyard, Communications and Stakeholder Manager for the UK Data Service.

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