Posted on: May 17th, 2012
Insight Statistical Consulting has just commenced the annual economic review of agency assisted multi-national firms in Ireland. The Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact captures key economic data on sales, exports, expenditure on wages / salaries and related costs, purchases of raw materials and services and research & development. The outputs from the most recent Annual Business Report (covering indigenous and foreign firms across IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Shannon Development and Udaras na Gaeltachta) can be viewed here.
Posted on: May 1st, 2012
R-Project is an extraordinary resource for statistics and data analysis, maintained and supported by a wide range of researchers worldwide. R’s package system, simultaneously its greatest strength and most dangerous weakness, will be covered in sufficient depth so that participants will be able to exploit the strengths while avoiding the weaknesses. R is a language with its own grammar, vocabulary, phrases, and literature. Like any language, it can be extremely powerful for you once you have mastered a few fundamentals. Attend the course and join the R community!
Insight Statistical Consulting is running a two-day course on R-Project on May 28/29 2012. The first day will be an introduction to R Project course and the second day an intermediate/advanced R Project course. You are welcome to attend one or both days, depending on your requirements and R experience. Attendees are required to be computer literate, mathematically able, ideally with some statistical knowledge and some experience of data analysis. Venue: National College of Ireland.
The course is organised by Insight Statistical Consulting and will be hosted by Professor Antony Unwin from Augsburg University and Professor Cathal Walsh from Trinity College Dublin. Please click here for more information and to download the registration form. Please contact us if you have any if you have any further queries.
Posted on: April 19th, 2012
Helen is a highly experienced quantitative marketing researcher with a BA in Psychology, an MA in Health Promotion and a Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics. Helen has worked as a quantitative researcher for the past ten years, in a number of academic institutions, such as Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and the National University of Ireland Galway. Helen specialises in survey design and analysis, including questionnaire design, data collection and analysis and report writing, and has worked on a number of large, high profile national surveys for clients, such as the Department of Health and Children.
Posted on: January 20th, 2012
CER Press Release – 15th November 2011
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has today published a paper proposing to roll-out electricity and gas Smart Meters to all homes and many businesses across Ireland in the coming years. These Smart Meters will provide significant benefits to energy customers and to the country generally.
It is proposed to proceed with a national roll-out of Smart Meters following the completion of electricity and gas Smart Meter pilot trials earlier this year. These trials showed that a national rollout of Smart Meters could lead to a 2.9% reduction in overall gas consumption, a 2.5% reduction in overall electricity consumption and an 8.8% reduction in peak-time electricity consumption.
The Full press release and detailed paper can be viewed here.
The full range of electricity and gas smart metering reports can be viewed here.
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Insight Statistical Consulting were statistical consultants to the Smart Metering Project. This involved developing the statistical methodology for comparing interventions, managing the individual meter level data streams, providing group level aggregate summaries of consumption data and contributing to drafting the findings report.
Posted on: July 8th, 2011
The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) is a college and university admissions scheme which offers places on reduced points and extra college support to school leavers from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds who have completed an Irish Leaving Certificate. HEAR has been set up by a number of colleges and universities as evidence shows that long-term poverty and unemployment can have a negative effect on how well a student does at school and whether they go on to college. HEAR applicants must meet a range of financial, social and cultural indicators to be considered for a reduced points place and extra college support. Insight Statistical Consulting has just completed an extensive occupational Socio Economic Group (SEG) coding exercise of applicants to third-level education through the Higher Education Access Route (HEAR). In addition, Insight also coded applicants entering higher education through the Trinity Access Programme (TAP), National University of Ireland (Galway) Access Service and Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) Access Service.
Posted on: July 8th, 2011
Enterprise Ireland selected Insight Statistical Consulting to undertake the mid-year review of client company performance for the next three years, 2011-2013. For this project, performance will be measured in terms of employment, sales, exports and export markets. Insight provide expert questionnaire design, data collection (online and offline), analytical and economic reporting skills during the performance of this contract. The purpose of this important research is to help accelerate the development of world class Irish companies. The information gathered from the mid-year review is critical to Enterprise Ireland in helping Irish companies achieve strong positions in global markets resulting in increased exports, employment and prosperity in Ireland.
Posted on: July 8th, 2011
The Bar Council of Ireland, of which practising barristers in Ireland are members, commissioned Insight Statistical Consulting to undertake a survey of its 2,251 members focusing mainly on their current economic status. The fieldwork for this survey was conducted using both a postal questionnaire and on-line questionnaire. The survey collected information about each barristers’ professional history and qualifications; the main areas in which they practise; their earnings and expenses; the level and duration of outstanding fees; business activity levels during the first three months of the year; and general details on age, gender and household.
Posted on: January 4th, 2011
Geoff is a Quantitative Marketing Researcher with a BA and MA in Economics from University College Dublin and has considerable commercial experience conducting quantitative research projects for both public and private sector clients. This includes managing and delivering commissioned survey research for clients from beginning to end – designing questionnaires, sampling advice, data collection and input, data analysis and reporting. He is previously responsible for directing the research function at one of Ireland’s leading estate agencies. Clients Geoff has previously worked for include the Affordable Homes Partnership, Dublin Docklands Development Authority, the Irish Independent and the Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute, as well as various central government departments and local authorities across the country. His specific areas of expertise cover the macro-economy, the property market, the labour market and the retail sector.
Posted on: July 8th, 2010
Insight Statistical Consulting was selected to conduct a periodic independent statistical review of the National Bonds Draw System from which there are over 22,000 monthly winners. National Bonds Corporation PJSC is a Sharia Complaint Saving Scheme, a Dubai-based private joint stock shareholding company that was established in March 2006 with a paid-up capital of AED 150 million and regulated by the UAE Central Bank.
Posted on: January 25th, 2010
Insight Statistical Consulting has been selected to undertake the Annual Business Survey for Forfás in 2010 and 2011. The Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact provides aggregated estimates for approximately 5,000 agency-assisted Irish and Foreign firms from Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Shannon Development and Udaras na Gaeltachta. The survey captures key economic data on sales, exports, expenditure on wages / salaries and related costs, purchases of raw materials and services and research & development. The outputs from the most recent Annual Business Report (also conducted by Insight Statistical Consulting) can be viewed here.
