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September 30, 2014 CWE Worksjop

Transcript of Social explorer

Introduction to Social ExplorerCity Lab @ CWE

Dr. Karen Gregory Fall 2014

Workshop Agenda

•Susanna Schaller: Teaching with Social Explorer •Overview: What is this, what can it do?•Faculty Five Minute Writing:

How might you imagine using Social Explorer in a class? Jot down any ideas or questions you have. We will return to these at the end of the session. •Accessing Social Explorer •Touring Social Explorer, Understanding the Map Basics: Visualizing Unemployment •Telling a Story: Visualizing Slavery •Q&A: Teaching Applications

Overview: Maps and Tables

Maps & Tables/ReportsCreate and customize thematic and interactive maps that explore all historical and modern US census data across the centuries and even down to street level detail (where available).

Navigate current and historical demographic data and survey.

Create data reports at all geographic levels, including state, county, census tract, block group, zip code, and census place (where the data exist).

Export, save, and print reports for professional-looking reports, presentations, and graphics. High-resolution images are available and any presentation can be exported directly to PowerPoint.

US Census

American Community Survey

• The American Community Survey (ACS) is conducted every year to provide up-to-date information about the social and economic needs of your community. The ACS shows how people live--our education, housing, jobs and more. For example, results may be used to decide where new schools, hospitals, and emergency services are needed.

• The census is conducted once every 10 years to provide an official count of the entire U.S. population to Congress.

Introduce Surveys and Tables

Before students use Social Explorer, introduce them to the Data Dictionary in order to explore different datasets: http://www.socialexplorer.com/data/metadata

Faculty Five Minute Writing

How might you imagine using Social Explorer in your class or in your research?

Jot down any ideas or questions you have. We will return to these at the end of the session.

Accessing & Logging In

Log In (or Use on Campus)

Sign Up for Social Explorer

Start Now & Take the Tour

Ready to Start(Remember to Save)

Browse the Data

Explore the Data

• Take a look at data by Category Notice that in Category, you will see data from all surveys grouped. You may pick from list. Here, use the “year” function to see over time. • Take a look at data by SurveyNotice that in Survey, you will see data from a single survey, with ability to select tables.

Creating a Map: Visualizing Unemployment

• Go to Change Data (upper left hand corner) • Select a year. • Select a category (Unemployment) • Scroll through tables• Select: Population 16 years or older: Civilian:

Unemployed• Your map will appear

Honing Your Map

Honing Your Map

• Save• Title• Show Data By (Automatic means it will adjust as you zoom in

or out. Turn off to reselect level) • Visualization Type: Shaded, Bubbles, Dots• How does each type affect representation of

unemployment? • Set your map to Shaded Area, Return to Legend:

Percentages, Colors, Cut Points• Annotate your map with Markers. • Note Slide Views

Create a Report from Your Map

Report

• Select Your Survey• Select a Topic• Pick a Geographic Location• Run Report

Export Your Map

• Save your map• Then click on your name to return to your map

collection.• Start a new map• Give the map the title: Visualizing Slavery• Save your map

Telling a Story

We will use SE to recreate the 1860 Census showing the distribution of the population living in slavery. We will recreate the map as a slideshow from 1790 to 1860: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/visualizing-slavery/

• With your new map, click “Change Data.” • Click “Browse by Survey”• Use Survey drop-down list to select “Census

1790”• Then, select the topic and specific variable.

For this exercise, click Table 10: – T10: Slave Status: Slave Population

• Change map color or annotate• Then click “Tell a Story” (right hand corner) • Click “Start Telling a Story”• SAVE your work• Click + Add• Choose Type of Map (Single) • Repeat step for Census 1800-1860• Save after each map

• Use sidebar to edit slides: Title, description, media content

• Preview your slides• You can also run reports on any of your slides• Export your work as Powerpoint