1. Risk-Utility Management Tool: Progress so far ……………………………………………………….……………………………….................................................................................................. RICHARD WELPTON ………………………………………... DATA ACCESS MANAGER (SECURE) UK DATA ARCHIVE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX ………………………………………... Workshop on Synthetic Data, Office for National Statistics Monday 1 st December 2014

2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE Last time we met....

3. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE To Recap.... Software to do the manual work Can we automate? Manual process

4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE Work so far…. SDC MicroGUI UX Recreate PUF SDC Test & Improve Deploy

5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE UX Improvements (1) How can we make ‘searching’ for specific vars easier?

6. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE UX Improvements (2) How can we make ‘distributing vars’ easier?

7. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE UX Improvements (3) Can we preview the output file before applying parameters? Yes but let’s play with SDC first….!

8. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE SDC Improvements Microaggregation Dispense with outliers Remove varsAdd noise Top-code

9. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE UX Improvements (3) Here we go….supposing we want to: Recode sexual identity Top-code annual income First, consider properties

10. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE UX Improvements (3) Here we go….supposing we want to: Recode sexual identity Top-code annual income Second, adjust settings

11. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE UX Improvements (3) Now preview….. Third, preview

12. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE Testing Utility/Risk LossRisk Partners UKDAExternal Recreate PUF Compare

13. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE CONTACT UK DATA ARCHIVE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX WIVENHOE PARK COLCHESTER ESSEX CO4 3SQ ……..……………………………….….. T +44 (0)1206 872001 E info@data-archive.ac.uk www.data-archive.ac.uk Thanks for listening! Richard Welpton rwelpton@essex.ac.uk 01206 87 2251