Guides: MASH : Maths and Stats Help: Sample Data Sets

Sample Data Sets

This page contains a selection of datasets that you may be asked to use during our MASH workshops.

You can also use these datasets to practice your data analysis skills.

Excel Files

Brain_Data
A small dataset consisting of multiple IQ measurements and the participants' height, weight and gender.
GSS_Edited_Dataset
A subset and edited version of the General Social Survey (GSS)
Education Dataset
A sample dataset used in Education workshops

SPSS Files

Value_Added_Dataset
This dataset shows the percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more GCSEs grades A*-C and the KS2 value measure of each school.
Percentage_Passes_Dataset
This dataset focuses on the performance of young people in public examinations during their final compulsory year of schooling in England over a 30 years period between 1974/5 and 2004/5.
Bullying_Dataset
The bullying dataset (11 variables and 819 responses) formed part of the 2005 Young Life and Times Survey conducted in Northern Ireland.
Education_Test_Scores
A sample dataset used in Education Workshops.

Data Sets Online

You can find many data set online for practicing with. An excellent resource is Andy Field's website to go with his books 'Discovering Statistics Using SPSS' and 'Discovering Statistics Using R' (both of which we hold in the Library).

Andy Field's Student Resources for R

Andy Field's Student Resources for SPSS