Who is the course for?
This course provides guidance on creating your own tailored weights for Understanding Society (UKHLS) and is suitable for experienced users who are already familiar with using weights. For most users the existing weights will be suitable, but in rare situations a tailored weight is beneficial. If you are unsure whether you need a tailored weight for your analysis, watch the first video in this course ‘Do I need a tailored weight?’
What will I learn?
The course contains 5 sections:
- Do I need a tailored weight?
- Selecting a base weight
- Taking mortality in account
- Exercise on nonresponse correction
- Example of creating a tailored weight in the UKHLS
Other recommendations
If you are looking for more general information on Understanding Society weights watch this webinar.
If you are interested in our guidance on how to select the best weight for your analysis watch this video.
If you have other questions related to Understanding Society weights, e.g. their use in complex situations, check the weighting section in the main survey user guide.
How to register for this course?
This course is available online as a Moodle course via Open Essex (Moodle).
How to sign-up to Open Essex (MoodleX)
- Go to https://open.essex.ac.uk/
- If you are at the University of Essex or at a UK Federation institution then click on “Single Sign-On” and follow the prompts to log in using your institutional login and password.
- If you are not at the University of Essex or a UK Federation, click on “Create new account” to create a Open Essex (MoodleX) account and then log in using that account.
- After you have logged in click on “Courses” in the top menu bar and then click on “All Courses” from the drop-down menu. Next click on “Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)”. This will display a list of our online courses.
- Click on the course you want to enrol and then click on “Enrol me” to enrol.
Having problems?
If you have any problems enrolling on these courses please email usersupport@understandingsociety.ac.uk. If you are a University of Essex user please contact the IT help desk.