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MADGIC Presents: Don’t Let Data Get You DOWN!

MADGIC Presents: Don’t Let Data Get You DOWN!. How to make the most of your data resources. MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001. Things to remember about surveys. Sponsorship (who paid for the study?) Do they have an agenda? Who collected the data? Do they have a reputation for accuracy?

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MADGIC Presents: Don’t Let Data Get You DOWN!

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  1. MADGIC Presents:Don’t Let Data Get You DOWN! How to make the most of your data resources MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  2. Things to remember about surveys Sponsorship (who paid for the study?) Do they have an agenda? Who collected the data? Do they have a reputation for accuracy? Does the author use anecdotal evidence when data are available? MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  3. About the Data Centre(http://www.carleton.ca/~ssdata) Established in 1966 Located near the information desk at MADGIC Holds a wide variety of data sets from various sources Provides consultation on the use of data in teaching and research MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  4. Canadian Data Sources Statistics Canada through the Data Liberation Initiative Public opinion data Gallup Canada (1945-1999) POLLARA (1990-1998) SSHRC-funded studies DMTI Spatial MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  5. Data Liberation Initiative(http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/dli.htm) Major breakthrough in access! Includes all Statistics Canada’s public datafiles, databases and geographic files Restrictions on use Teaching Research (non-commercial) MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  6. Data Liberation Initiative(con’t) Census 96 Longitudinal data Kid’s survey SLID NPHS General Social Surveys (1-13) CANSIM MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  7. Data Liberation Initiative(con’t) Absence from Work Violence Against Women Volunteers Literacy (national and international) many, many more MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  8. Public Opinion Polls Gallup Canada (1945-2000) Most comprehensive collection in existence POLLARA (formerly Insight Canada Research) Quarterly reports (1992-2000) Special topics (1990-1998) MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  9. DMTI Spatial(www.dmtispatial.com) First pan-Canadian private industry/post-secondary consortium Street mapping files for every community over 1,000 points of interest distances and directions Topographic files Postal-code files Geo-coding software (Geo-Pinpoint) MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  10. SSHRC-funded studies Canadian election studies (1965-1997, including referenda) Class Structure Survey Violence in Dating Relationships MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  11. Foreign and International Data Sources ICPSR ISSP IFDO/CESSDA United Nations European Community MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  12. ICPSR(http://www.icpsr.umich.edu) 340-member data cooperative More than 40,000 datasets Mostly US, but a good collection of international data World-renowned summer program in social statistics MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  13. ISSP (1985-1999)(http://www.issp.org) Data from over 35 countries Canada joined in 1992 (Carleton collects Canadian data) Annual survey/theme repeated about every 5 years Great source for comparative analyses MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  14. ISSP (1985-1999)(con’t) Topics include: Role of government/national identity Social inequality Environment Family and gender roles Work orientations Religion MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  15. IFDO/CESSDA(http://www.nsd.uib.no/Cessda/IDC/) represents major national archives and data centres works on international data-sharing agreements European catalogue available on the web MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  16. United Nations(www.un.org/databases) Some data (eg. rollcalls) available through ICPSR Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Social Indicators* Other data available from individual organizations (eg. UNICEF, UNESCO) MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  17. European Community(www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/eurodata/links.html) Research institute located at the University of Mannheim Comprehensive list of statistical sources including major data archives Links to national statistical offices around the world MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  18. Services Offered Help Locating useful data Accessing data Using SPSS for UNIX or Windows Using Statistical CD-ROMs In-class presentations Creation of tailored subsets for use in SPSS for Windows Consulting MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  19. Other Useful URL’s Craig McKie’s Social Science Research Page http://socsciresearch.com U of Toronto Databases http://chass.utoronto.ca Statistics Canada http://www.statcan.ca MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  20. Other Useful URL’s (cont’d) E-STAT http://www.statcan.ca/english/estat.html Census Community Profiles http://ww2.statcan.ca/english/profil US Bureau of the Census http://www.census.gov MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

  21. Contact Information Wendy Watkins x 8376 wwatkins@ccs.carleton.ca Jane Fry x 1121 jfry@ccs.carleton.ca Data Centre x 2619 ssdata@ccs.carleton.ca MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001

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