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Add uprating parameters for UK-wide population growth
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- Python
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Description
That is, adjust the weights.
ONS projects both households and population. Population seems better, e.g. for UBI, but there may be reasons to prefer household targeting.
NB: Other uprating factors like earnings are averages or medians, so they will not be affected. I didn't see reference to population projections in the UKMOD country report.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the existing uprating parameters and reviewing how UK-wide growth factors are represented. Compare the linked ONS household and population projections, resolve which basis is appropriate for the model, and confirm that earnings-based factors remain unchanged. Done means the selected projection is represented as an uprating parameter with its rationale documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100