UK Deprivation Factors and Transaction Correlations by MSOA

5.5 KB of Pearson correlation coefficients between the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) score, Office for National Statistics deprivation factors, population descriptors, and transaction metrics for Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs). The dataset, authored by Victoria Sivill, was last updated on 2026-05-28 and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between deprivation scores and transaction volumes based on the described IMD and transaction metrics.
• Model socioeconomic drivers of local economic activity based on the correlation of ONS deprivation factors.
• Investigate conditional probabilities of transactions given deprivation levels based on the described P(P|M) metric.

Strengths

• Dataset is small (5.5 KB), facilitating quick download and inspection.
• Correlation analysis is focused on specific, well-defined UK statistical geographies (MSOAs).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Victoria Sivill

Collection Method

Likely derived from official UK government statistics (ONS, IMD) and transaction data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 17:21:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, specifically Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs).