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GEOG 3P93

GEOG 3P93. Mapping Stats. Colleen Beard Map & Geography Librarian cbeard@brocku.ca. Household income values for Toronto. Census tracts. income. Statistical table of Toronto’s rich people. Statistical mapping requires two criteria: - Data has a numeric value

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GEOG 3P93

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  1. GEOG 3P93 Mapping Stats Colleen Beard Map & Geography Librarian cbeard@brocku.ca

  2. Household income values for Toronto Census tracts income

  3. Statistical table of Toronto’s rich people

  4. Statistical mapping requires two criteria: • - Data has a numeric value • - Numeric value represents a geographic area

  5. Why map statistics? • Choropleth maps are very useful tools for representing numeric data • Basis for statistical mapping: Any kind of data that can be expressed numerically and varies in quantity from place to place can be mapped.

  6. DA (dissemination areas) St. Catharines CSD (census subdivisions) (aka. Municipalities) Niagara Region CD (census division) Census Geography CT (census tracts) St.Catharines-Niagara CMA (census metropolitan area)

  7. Using GIS to map stats • GIS (Geographic Information System) is a software that stores, displays, manipulates and analyzes geographic data. • ArcGIS is software of choice for 3P93 assignment. • Provides operations for calculating statistics and “joining” data to geography.

  8. Map & attribute table

  9. 1395 65000 2.1% 495 3396 14.6%

  10. Total numbers OR…. Percentages?

  11. Other map sources • Topographic maps • Thematic maps • Land use • Agriculture activity • Other census maps

  12. Additional help! GEOG 3P93 Subject guide Literature on reserve Map Library staff

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