Spencer Paul Thompson
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Benefit data can tell us a lot, but using it as a guide to the labour market is risky business. This blog explains why we need to go beneath the headline figures to understand what's going on: buff.ly/sCB5ZzS
What can benefit data tell us about the labour market? | FAI
It’s hard to overstate the importance of knowing what’s happening in the labour market. Among other things, it’s essential for compiling key metrics like productivity, understanding changes in living…
fraserofallander.org
September 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Benefit data can tell us a lot, but using it as a guide to the labour market is risky business. This blog explains why we need to go beneath the headline figures to understand what's going on: buff.ly/sCB5ZzS
A blog on the work that I've been doing with the Data Science Accelerator on machine learning and child poverty, with some reflections on how insightful analysis often requires us to think in new ways rather than just using new data or tools.
blogs.gov.scot/digital/2025...
blogs.gov.scot/digital/2025...
Tackling child poverty with machine learning
Updates from the Scottish Government's Digital Directorate
blogs.gov.scot
April 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A blog on the work that I've been doing with the Data Science Accelerator on machine learning and child poverty, with some reflections on how insightful analysis often requires us to think in new ways rather than just using new data or tools.
blogs.gov.scot/digital/2025...
blogs.gov.scot/digital/2025...