History Data Service user guides

The History Data Service disseminates the majority of its collection via the UK Data Archive Data Catalogue as downloadable .zip files. In addition it provides a number of guides to using and analysing these data. These are available for download as Adobe PDF files.

Opening Data

Common dissemination file formats: this guide lists the common dissemination file formats used by the History Data Service with indications of appropriate software that users can use to analyse the data

UK Data Archive advice on opening a zip file.

Opening a tab file in MS Access

Analysing Data

Handy formulas for use in MS Excel