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Ethnicity data: which differences in ethnic group data are real?
A methods and quality report on how to decide when differences in ethnic groups are reliable when data is applied to the whole population.
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This report looks at how to decide whether differences between ethnic groups or time periods reflect real differences, or if they are due to variations in data.
The report shows how this decision can be made using different analytical techniques and explains some of the strengths and limitations of each.
The Race Disparity Unit has produced other methods and quality reports to help people interpret data, such as: