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MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001
MADGIC Presents:MADGIC Presents:
Don’t Let Data Get You Don’t Let Data Get You DOWN!DOWN!
How to make the most of your data resources
MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001
Things to remember about Things to remember about surveyssurveys
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?
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About the Data CentreAbout the Data Centre(http://www.carleton.ca/~ssdata)(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
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Canadian Data SourcesCanadian Data Sources Statistics Canada through the Data
Liberation Initiative Public opinion data
Gallup Canada (1945-1999) POLLARA (1990-1998)
SSHRC-funded studies DMTI Spatial
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Data Liberation InitiativeData Liberation Initiative(http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/dli.htm)(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)
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Data Liberation InitiativeData Liberation Initiative(con’t)(con’t)
Census 96 Longitudinal data
Kid’s survey SLID NPHS
General Social Surveys (1-13)
CANSIM
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Data Liberation InitiativeData Liberation Initiative(con’t)(con’t)
Absence from Work Violence Against Women Volunteers Literacy (national and
international) many, many more
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Public Opinion PollsPublic Opinion Polls
Gallup Canada (1945-2000) Most comprehensive
collection in existence POLLARA (formerly Insight
Canada Research) Quarterly reports (1992-2000) Special topics (1990-1998)
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DMTI SpatialDMTI Spatial(www.dmtispatial.com)(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)
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SSHRC-funded studiesSSHRC-funded studies
Canadian election studies (1965-1997, including referenda)
Class Structure Survey Violence in Dating
Relationships
•Foreign and International Foreign and International
Data SourcesData Sources
ICPSR ISSP IFDO/CESSDA United Nations European Community
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ICPSRICPSR(http://www.icpsr.umich.edu)(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
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ISSP (1985-1999)ISSP (1985-1999)(http://www.issp.org)(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
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ISSP (1985-1999)ISSP (1985-1999)(con’t)(con’t)
Topics include: Role of
government/national identity
Social inequality Environment Family and gender roles Work orientations Religion
IFDO/CESSDAIFDO/CESSDA((http://www.nsd.uib.no/Cessda/IDC/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
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United NationsUnited Nations(www.un.org/databases)(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)
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European CommunityEuropean Community(www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/eurodata/links.htm(www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/eurodata/links.htm
l)l)
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
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Services OfferedServices 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
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Other Useful URL’sOther 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
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Other Useful URL’s Other Useful URL’s (cont’d)(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
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Contact InformationContact 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