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POLS 328.3: Public Policy Analysis Finding data and statistics

POLS 328.3: Public Policy Analysis Finding data and statistics. Sources. Statistics Canada: Federal statistical agency Data released under the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) license Data can only be used for research purposes Province: Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics Elections Canada

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POLS 328.3: Public Policy Analysis Finding data and statistics

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  1. POLS 328.3: Public Policy AnalysisFinding data and statistics

  2. Sources • Statistics Canada: Federal statistical agency • Data released under the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) license • Data can only be used for research purposes • Province: Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics • Elections Canada • Results by polling stations going back to 1997 • Canadian Opinion Research Archive [CORA] • Canadian Election Study

  3. Web-based Extractors Statistics Canada Make Data Anonymous Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF) <odesi> Equinox DLI Surveys/ Admin Data Create Tables CANSIM Aggregate Data E-STAT CHASS Research Data Centre Create Tables Website Statistics Canada Free Aggregate Data Submit Proposal

  4. Microdatavs Aggregate • Microdata: Each line in the data file contains information on a unit (person, household, firm) • For example, income of a person • Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata • For example, mean income by province • Data ≠ Statistics

  5. Access • Webpage >>

  6. Statistics Canada website • Use the website to find: • CANSIM table numbers • Names of relevant surveys • Relevant publications and studies

  7. CANSIM • Retrieve aggregate data • Access via E-STAT • Search by CANSIM table number; by keyword; or by subject • E-STAT also contains tables from the census

  8. Saskatchewan

  9. Elections • Elections Canada • Canadian Election Studies (Survey Data)

  10. Elections • Canadian Election Study

  11. Contact Us • Sunny Kaniyathu 306 966 8841; sunny.kaniyathu@usask.ca • Winnie Smit 306 966 7261; winnie.smit@usask.ca

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