Company
Date Published
Author
Miguel Álvarez
Word count
1693
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Exploratory Data Analysis: UK retail centres is a dataset developed by the Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) that provides insights into the characteristics and functions of Retail Centres across the UK. The dataset contains spatial boundaries for Retail Centres, measures of supply vulnerability, online exposure, clone town measure, E-resilience, and hierarchical classification. An exploratory data analysis was conducted on this dataset using CARTO's Spatial Data Catalog, which revealed insights into retail centre sizes, population density, POI density, urbanity, internet usage, employees and workplaces, and population change. The analysis showed that Retail Centres vary significantly in size, with Regional Centres being the largest, while Small Local Centres have a greater likelihood of being found in rural areas. The dataset also revealed patterns in internet usage and employee numbers, as well as population change between 2015 and 2020. The findings of this exploratory data analysis can be used to inform retail strategy, economic planning, or development, such as the UK's regional "Levelling Up" agenda.