pols 328.3: public policy analysis finding data and statistics
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POLS 328.3: Public Policy Analysis Finding data and statistics. Sources. Statistics Canada: Federal statistical agency Data released under the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) license Data can only be used for research purposes Province: Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics Elections Canada - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
POLS 328.3: Public Policy AnalysisFinding data and statistics
Sources Statistics Canada: Federal statistical agency
• Data released under the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) license
• Data can only be used for research purposes• Province: Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics
Elections Canada• Results by polling stations going back to 1997
Canadian Opinion Research Archive [CORA]• Canadian Election Study
Statistics Canada
Surveys/ Admin Data
Research Data Centre
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information on a unit (person, household, firm)• For example, income of a person
• Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata• For example, mean income by province• Data ≠ Statistics
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Statistics Canada website Use the website to find:
• CANSIM table numbers• Names of relevant surveys• Relevant publications and studies
CANSIM Retrieve aggregate data Access via E-STAT
• Search by CANSIM table number; by keyword; or by subject
• E-STAT also contains tables from the census
Saskatchewan
Elections Elections Canada Canadian Election Studies (Survey Data)
Elections Canadian Election Study
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