Jeff Moon Data Librarian & Academic Director, Queen’s Research Data Centre

1. Statistics & Data An Overview Jeff Moon Data Librarian & Academic Director, Queen’s Research Data Centre http://www.ari.org/App_Content/ahri/images/Statistics/canstockphoto7351376-landingpage.jpg

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3. And besides, statistics can come in handy… http://rotflpictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/confession-tip-use-statistics-funny-picture-32592.jpg

4. So, what do we mean by ‘statistics’ http://rotflpictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/confession-tip-use-statistics-funny-picture-32592.jpg

5. What do we mean by ‘data’? Responses at the individual level… unaggregated Also referred to as ‘microdata’. Examples include Statistics Canada surveys, opinion polls, academic surveys, and more…

6. Data Surveys, scientific data, etc. Statistics Canada Surveys Research Data Government Polls Canadian Gallup Polls Statistical Analysis Descriptive Inferential Numbers, percentages, tables, charts, time series & graphs, in newspapers, journals, on the web… Chi-square, t-test, regression, ANOVA, etc… Statistics http://img.mit.edu/newsoffice/images/article_images/original/20100315144150-1.jpg

7. Statistics and Survey Data… Statistics Survey Data Postcard Camera “Fixed” “Flexible”

8. Often, if you find statistics, you’re well on the way to finding data… and vice versa

9. Statistics Canada (CANSIM) World Bank Eurostat US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), and more odesi.ca CORA ICPSR and many more…

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11. http://library.queensu.ca/data

12. http://library.queensu.ca/data

14. Free download Compatible with PC’s, not Macs http://library.queensu.ca/webdoc/ssdc/beyond2020

15. This table has a total of six dimensions Two dimensions are displayed initially in the table: Employment Income & Year But there are four more dimensions in the background: Geography, Work Activity, Sex, & Occupation

16. Drag dimensions to ‘redraw’ the table as you’d like…

17. Now ‘occupation’ is in the rows instead of the columns… Individual dimensions can be adjusted to show different views of the table (e.g. Sex = male) The new view of the table can be saved in Excel format

18. Let’s try this…

19. http://library.queensu.ca/data

20. The Data Access Continuum Open Restricted Real-Time Remote Access (RTRA) Desktop analysis of unabridged Master files Potential for more detailed tables AUTOMATIC table vetting Statistics Canada charges annual fee for access $$$ (this service is under consideration) Research Data Centre (RDC) Controlled access to unabridged Master files Potential for more detailed tables & analysis Tables vetted by Statistical Analyst for anonymity No charge to researchers Microdata Public-Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) Responses of individuals Anonymity of respondents is assured Generally free Under license from Statistics Canada (DLI) Custom Tabulations Generated on request by Statistics Canada using unabridged Master files Potential for more detailed tables Tables vetted for anonymity Cost recovery from Statistics Canada $$$ Statistics Tables, charts, graphs… Open to the world ODESI Dataverse QSpace Queen’s Nesstar Discipline-based archives

21. Microdata formats Microdata Record-level responses ‘raw data’ Sources include: Statistics Canada Polling companies Research data ODESI Dataverse QSpace Discipline-based archives Statistics ‘aggregate data’ Tables, charts, graphs…

22. http://library.queensu.ca/data

23. ODESI = Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure ODESI is a data “Catalogue” used to FIND data of interest. ODESI links to NESSTAR WEBVIEW, which supports tabulating & downloading

24. Searching for data using http://odesi.ca http://screencast.com/t/devuVZG6BI

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30. But what if we wanted to look at these responses along political party lines? NesstarWebviewlets you explore this question…

33. Sample weights should be applied…

34. Let’s do this live… http://odesi.ca

35. Options in NESSTAR Save table in Excel or PDF format Download entire dataset or subset Subset dataset ‘Link’ icon Apply weights Generates a web link that will return you to your current ‘spot’ in Nesstar And lots of options to recode variables and manipulate tables… http://odesi1.scholarsportal.info/webview/index.jsp?headers=http%3A%2F%2F142.150.190.11%3A80%2Fobj%2FfVariable%2Farg-snowden-E-2013-can_V3&previousmode=table&stubs=http%3A%2F%2F142.150.190.11%3A80%2Fobj%2FfVariable%2Farg-snowden-E-2013-can_V4&analysismode=table&charttype=T24&study=http%3A%2F%2F142.150.190.11%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2Farg-snowden-E-2013-can&gs=1&mode=documentation&top=yes

36. Where can I find more information?

37. GUIDE PAGE: http://library.queensu.ca/webdoc/ssdc/how_to_guides

38. Finding Statistics & Data at Queen’s:

39. Bottom line: There are a lot of datasets out there. http://www.businessreviewcanada.ca/technology/electionscanada.jpg http://wisewomenmontreal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Sept-blog-heart-picture-1.jpg http://www.targetyouth.ca/upimg/9852Healthy-Eating-.jpg http://paullmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Education_Chalkboard.jpg http://www.thecultureconcept.com/circle/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Big-Society-of-People.jpg

40. …and we can help you find them Contact information Erin Forward – Geospatial Data Librarian erin.forward@queensu.ca Ext. 36952 Jeff Moon – Data Librarian & Academic Director, Queen’s Research Data Centre moonj@queensu.ca Ext. 77992 AlexCooper– Data and Web Support Assistant coopera@queensu.ca Ext. 77481