Statcanwinter10
- 1. Introduction to someStatistics Canada productsPresented by S. LafortuneJanuary 2010J.N. Desmarais Library
- 2. OverviewSelected publicationsStatistics or aggregate dataInteractive mapsResearch or microdataRetrieving dataWho to contact for help
- 3. Selected publicationsThe Daily (online)StatisticsCanada's official release bulletinProvides archives from 1995Canada Year BookAvailable in print (1867-2001 / 2006-)Available in e-format (1867-1967 / 2006-)
- 5. Selected publicationsMarket Research Handbookcomprehensive source of socio-economic statistics for study of Canadian consumer market
- 6. Available in print - 1975-1995, 1998-2008
- 7. Available in e-format - 2001-Selected publications
- 8. Selected publicationsCanadian Economic ObserverPrint 1988 –E-format 2003 –indexed in Business Source Complete, 2001-01-02 - presentCanadian Social TrendsPrint 1988-E-format 1996-Use the « articles by subject »
- 9. Statistics or aggregate dataDefining aggregate data:Data collected and reported as a sum or total
- 10. Statistics or aggregate data2 major Canadian sources of data:CENSUS: survey of the entire population that produces a "snapshot" of data from one specific point in timeCANSIM: survey of every aspect of Canadian life at intervals over time (time series)
- 11. Statistics or aggregate data
- 12. Statistics or aggregate dataSome portals to access data:E-STAT (draws from Census and CANSIM)Community Profile (draws from Census)
- 13. Statistics or aggregate dataDemo: E-STAT Unemployment rate in Canada 1998-2008 Labour force survey estimates (LFS)Access (licensed) from Library homepage
- 14. Statistics or aggregate dataDemo:2006 Community ProfilAccess (free) from StatCan website or Library homepage
- 15. Interactive mapsDemo:Geosearch 2006Access (free) from StatCan website or Library homepage
- 16. Research Data or microdataDefinition:raw data (numbers) organized in a file where the lines in the file represent a specific unit of observation (individual, household) and the information on the lines are values of variables
- 18. Research Data or microdataStatistics Canada ->Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) Public use microdata files or PUMFsHundreds of files are available on all subjects concerning Canadians Why use microdata? Researchers can use any variable
- 19. Retrieving dataThree data retrieval systems:EQUINOX<ODESI> (demo)Canadian Census Analyzer from CHASSSee DLI Contact at Laurentian U. (me)How to access: Library web page
- 20. Who to contactSylvie LafortuneGovernment information and data LibrarianDLI Contact at LUFor data analysis tools: Library web page