What does SIMD stand for?

Single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) is a type of parallel processing in Flynn’s taxonomy.

What is the SIMD scale?

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is a relative measure of deprivation across 6,976 small areas (called data zones). If an area is identified as ‘deprived’, this can relate to people having a low income, but it can also mean fewer resources or opportunities.

How is SIMD calculated?

For each Data Zone, a deprivation score is calculated from a large number of indicators in several domains, which is used to determine the ranking for each Data Zone from 1 (most deprived) to 6,505 (least deprived). Please note that like SIMD 2020v2, SIMD 2016 also uses 2011 Data Zones.

What are SIMD quintiles?

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) quintile (1, most deprived; 5, least deprived) and satisfaction with total knee arthroplasty.

How do you read a SIMD?

The SIMD score tells you where your area sits in relation to other areas in Scotland. Scores are on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is within ‘10% most deprived areas’ and 10 is within ‘10% least deprived areas’.

How many SIMD levels are there?

Each of the seven domain ranks are then combined to form the overall SIMD. This provides a measure of relative deprivation at data zone level, so it tells you that one data zone is relatively more deprived than another but not how much more deprived.

How many SIMD areas are there?

SIMD ranks nearly 7,000 small areas, or data zones, covering the whole of Scotland from the most deprived to the least deprived and reports statistics on income, employment, health, education, access to services, crime and housing.

What are SIMD deciles?

Each SIMD decile contains 10 per cent of Scotland’s data zones. So, for example, decile one is made up of the 698 most deprived data zones in Scotland according to SIMD 2020. The figures are based on adding up data zone population estimates from the Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE).

What applications benefit from SIMD?

The applications of SIMD include image processing, 3D rendering, video and sound applications, speech recognition, networking, and DSP functions. Since there are very specific conditions where SIMD processing can be used, it does not have such a significant affect in overall performance in all applications.

What is an SIMD instruction give an example?

The Wireless MMX unit is an example of a SIMD coprocessor. It is a 64-bit architecture that is an extension of the XScale microarchitecture programming model. Wireless MMX technology defines three packed data types (8-bit byte, 16-bit half word, and 32-bit word) and the 64-bit double word.

What does SIMD 20 mean?

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Please note that the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 has been revised as a result of a problem identified with the income domain ranks provided by the Department for Work and Pensions. This revision only affects the income domain ranks and overall SIMD ranks (referred to as SIMD 2020v2).