Developing code for analysis

Quoted from the UK GDaD PCF.

Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

• explain the importance of coding for analysis
• explain the value of maintaining analytical approach documentation
• design an analytical approach with support, for example, writing simple code

2. Working

You can:

• design the analytical approach and the code needed to address simple research questions
• explain the importance of testing code
• review and improve analytical approaches under supervision, including code
• produce analytical approach documentation that describes the code you wrote

3. Practitioner

You can:

• design and implement the analytical approach, including code, using appropriate standards and tests
• lead collaboration to review and improve analytical approaches, including shared code
• guide others in producing analytical approach documentation, identifying improvements

4. Expert

You can:

• oversee and promote the implementation of coding standards and practices on existing and new analytical outcomes, products and services
• contribute to coding standards across the organisation
• ensure reproducibility of code and code documentation across the organisation

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Closest ESCO skills

• develop data processing applications (close match)
• R (narrow match)
• Python (computer programming) (narrow match)

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