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Soc 332.6: Principles of research design Finding statistics. Web-based Extractors. Statistics Canada. Make Data Anonymous. Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF). < odesi > Equinox. DLI License. Surveys/ Admin Data. CANSIM CanadianCensus Analyser. Research Data Centre. Free - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Soc 332.6: Principles of research design Finding statistics

Soc 332.6: Principles of research designFinding statistics

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Statistics Canada

Surveys/ Admin Data

Research Data Centre

Public Use Microdata

Files (PUMF)

<odesi>Equinox

Web-based Extractors

DLI License

Submit Proposal

MakeData

Anonymous

Create Tables

FreeAggregate

Data

CANSIM

CanadianCensus Analyser

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Microdata vs Aggregate Microdata: Each line in the file contains

information on a person• For example, income of each person in SK

• Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata• For example, average income of people in each

province• Data ≠ Statistics

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CANSIM Aggregate data tables generated from surveys

and administrative records Contains very little Census data Access

• CANSIM Website at Statistics Canada [http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/home-accueil]

• Through search engine (Google): CANSIM

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CANSIM

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Census Use Canadian Census Analyser Data can be extracted at different levels of

census geography (Provinces, Census Tracts, Federal Electoral Districts, etc.)

Data available for every census year (every five years)

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