rrm 321: resource data and environmental modeling finding data and statistics
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RRM 321: Resource Data and Environmental Modeling
Finding data and statistics
Statistics Canada: Federal statistical agency Data released under the Data Liberation Initiative
(DLI) license Data can only be used for research purposes
Statistics Canada
Surveys/ Admin Data
Research Data Centre
Public Use Microdata
Files (PUMF)
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CANSIM
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Microdata vs Aggregate Microdata: Each line in the data file contains
information on a unit (person, household, firm)• For example, main source of water in a dwelling
• Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata• For example, proportion of dwellings in SK whose
main source of water is a private well• 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
Census of Agriculture
Other sources National Energy Use Database >>
Microdata vs Aggregate Microdata: Each line in the file contains
information on a person• For example, main source of water in a dwelling
• Aggregate Data (statistics): Information aggregated from the microdata• For example, proportion of dwellings in the SK
whose main source of water is a private well• Data ≠ Statistics
<odesi> Retrieve survey files Households and the environment survey >>
International International Energy Agency >>
International CAIT: Climate Analysis Indicators Tool >>
International World Bank >>
International FAOSTAT >>
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