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You Say You Need Statisticsrev090714
- 1. You say you need statistics? What you really need is a little MADGIC!
- 3. COUNTRY COMPARISONS FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- 4. BY TOPICThe Maps, Data and Government Information Centre (MADGIC) on the MAIN FLOOR of the Library can be found from the Library’s homepage
- 5. LET’S LOOK AT THE TOP 5 PLACES TO FIND STATISTICS ONLINE
- 7. IF YOU AREN’T FINDING WHAT YOU NEED, BE SURE TO ASK FOR HELP ONLINE OR AT THE MADGIC DESK1. START WITH OUR SPECIALIZED GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINES
- 10. Use General Sources for some good online links to a wide variety of statistics
- 13. They are searchable by topic or placeYOU SHOULD NEVER PAY FOR STATISTICS CANADA MATERIALS WITHOUT CHECKING FIRST WITH MADGIC! 3. CHECK OUT STATISTICS CANADA
- 16. Some databases, like E-STAT and SourceOECD are limited to Carleton users so you will be asked to login if you are connecting from off campus
- 18. They are usually available as digital files so they can be manipulated in statistical software like SPSS
- 19. The Data Centre collection has micro-data files and public opinion surveys on many subjects
- 20. Staff in the Data Centre will help you locate files you need5. WHAT IS SURVEY DATA?
- 21. BE SURE TO CITE YOUR STATISTICS PROPERLY
- 22. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TODAYREMEMBER, THE STAFF IN MADGIC IS THERE TO HELP YOU
Notas do Editor
- Welcome to this introductory session about statistical resources to support your researchWe will just be touching the tip of the iceberg because the library has many statistical resources, most of which are located in the Maps, Data and Government Information Centre on the main floor of the library
- MADGIC is the section of the library where you will find and get help with GOVERNMENT INFORMATION – MAPS AND GIS – STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA SETS (Point to each of the sections of MADGIC on the Library home pageClick on the link ‘main floor’ to show the mapOn the library home page and click on ‘statistics’ linkThink of MADGIC when you are looking for numbers
- The objective for today’s session is to help you get started finding statistics for your researchDon’t forget that there are also many print sources for statistics such as statistical yearbooks by country or international organization that are also found in MADGIC
- Go to the Government Information web page and use the Customized Google Search Engines to search for statistics by topic and placeClick on ‘our specialized Google search engines’ and do a sample search for the phrase “tobacco use” and term ‘statistics’ with the Canada button active – this example shows a phrase in quotes and truncation to obtainDo the same search and add ‘canada’ with the IGO Documents button active to see how much turns up from international sources
- Fly in each paragraph on a mouse click Click on the link at the top to go to the web guide
- Click on the live link ‘sources for official statistics’ and navigate to the ‘general sources’ linkScan down to show the country and international organizations links
- Click on the link to special subject guidesChoose Economic indicators from the left hand navigation bar and then click on “Canadian economy online”
- Go to the Statistics Canada home page and do a “tobacco use” and health keyword searchClick on HTML text in top item in search results and navigate to the full textMention that you can also get to these online reports through web links in the library’s catalogue
- Click on Statistics Canada and search for phrase “student loan*”Click on community profiles and search for carleton place and ontarioClick on census and show the census guide links to 2006 census – click on 2006 census and ethnocultural portrait in left navigation bar – click on highlights and then on data, tables and maps on leftReminder hat help with Census data is available at the MADGIC information desk
- Click on the link and go to the live pageClick on E-Stat and point out the range of Statistics Canada information here, including older censusesClick on SourceOECD and then on OECD.Stat and point out the smiley face that indicates we have access to the list of statistics on the left navigation bar
- Click on “what is survey data?” and “Helpful hints and FAQ” and “FAQ” to show the “what do you mean by data?” definitionClick on “Our Collection” and “Surveys Available” and “Subject” to show the range of subjects covered
- Click on link and browse to bottom of page to show location of writing and citing linkClick on the Carleton University Library link at top of page and show location of ‘cite your sources’ on library home page
- If there is time and computers are available, get students to start with the Government statistics page and find some Canadian and American statistics on ‘pandemics’