MADGIC Workshop Series, 2001 MADGIC Presents: Dont Let Data Get You DOWN! How to make the most of...

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

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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

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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

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•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

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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 [email protected]

Jane Fry x 1121 [email protected]

Data Centre x 2619 [email protected]