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A thematic map module at Virtual School of Statistics Finland

Nordic Forum for GeostatisticsCopenhagen 25.3.2004

Ulla-Maarit SaarinenStatistics Finland

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H E L S I N K I

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MAP TYPE?

CLASSIFICATION?

COLOURS?

Training on statistical maps at Statistics Finland

courses for customers since 1996

tailored training for organisations

lectures for students at universities

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A joint project with ONS (United Kingdom), Alistair Calder 1998-2000

UNECE -website

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Statistics Finland’s Virtual School

project started in the beginning of 2001

the first course (Demographics) on the web was published in autumn 2001

first lessons of the thematic maps course were published on the web in Dec. 2003

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For what are statistics needed?

How are statistics used?

How should statistics to be understood?

Virtual School offers basic knowledge of statistics and helps to understand statistics.

Training at Virtual School

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Virtual school of Statistics Finland

”a school for citizens”: open to everybody

is useful tohigh school studentscollege and university students for basic knowledgeall those who use/read/study statistical informationall those who want to improve their understanding of

statistical information

to start the ’school’ no knowledge of statistics is required

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Statistical maps Virtual School - course

Basics skills for how to visualise statistical data on maps

different map types dangers, errors and illusions of maps elements of maps

What does the course offer?

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To whom the training is for?

those who use statistical maps in their work or study

those who make thematic maps those using or studying regional statistics graphic designers, visual designers, editors everybody interested in maps

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The presentation of the course

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Starting test

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Lesson 1: Statistics and maps

Lesson 2: Regional classification maps

Lesson 4: Line maps

Lesson 3: Dot maps, graduated symbol maps

Lesson 5: Other thematic map types

Lesson 6: How to choose the map type

Lesson 7: Elements of a map

List of consepts

Excercises, discussion topics/questions

Contents of the course

List of literature and links

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Lesson 1

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Chapter 1.1

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Lesson 2

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Example: Lesson 2, Regional classification maps

Chapter 2.1. Choropleth mapChapter 2.2. Colour symbols of choropleth mapsChapter 2.3. Classification of a statistical data in a choropleth map Chapter 2.4. How to choose a classification ’method’Chapter 2.5. Number of classes in a choropleth mapChapter 2.6. Distribution defines classificationChapter 2.7. Equal rangesChapter 2.8. QuantilesChapter 2.9. Mean and standard deviation as class breaksChapter 2.10. Classes for sloping distributionsChapter 2.11. Natural breaks

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Chapter 2.12. Other definers of classesChapter 2.13. Regional divisions on choropleth mapsChapter 2.14. Benefits, errors and illusions of choropleth mapsChapter 2.15. ’Grid square map’Chapter 2.16. Other regional classification maps

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Chapter 2.1. : Choropleth map

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Chapter 2.2. Colours symbols of choropleth maps

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Chapter 2.3. Classification of statistical data in a choropleth map

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Chapter 2.11. Natural breaks

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An excercise

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Concepts

(Natural breaks)

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The list of the literature and Internet links:

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Web course as a part of training courses for customers

A COURSE =

CLASS ROOM TRAINING + eLEARNING

Virtual course material OppiNet: Chat, excercises2 days

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www.stat.fi/verkkokoulu