Beyond 2020 Web Data Server WDS Data Liberation
Beyond 20/20 Web Data Server (WDS) Data Liberation Initiative – Statistics Canada June 1 st, 2016
What is the WDS? § Web-based, multidimensional table viewer § Aggregate data only § Used to manipulate aggregate data; create tables, charts, graphs; reshape data files to fit the specific need of the researcher. § User Friendly No knowledge of SPSS, SAS or other complicated Statistical programs required 2 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
How to access the WDS § IP restricted product. § All students/researchers/faculty will be able to access the website. § Click on the following link to go to the site: https: //dli-idd. statcan. gc. ca/wds/ If you are unable to access the WDS at any time, please contact the DLI team directly at dli-idd@statcan. gc. ca 3 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
What is included? § Dissemination of multiple data products in a variety of formats: • - Most pdfs and word documents are documentation related • PDF • -Excel and IVT files more commonly display numerical relations; IVT files are the most interactive format available on the WDS • Excel • -Other formats: • Text Files Word IVT Zip Files Currently over 28, 000 files and growing! 4 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Examples of file formats within a WDS folder 5 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
How is it Used? § Searching the browser 6 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Example using the search term “crime” 7 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
What can you use the WDS for? § IVT tables 8 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
How do IVT tables work? § Choosing desired dimensions 9 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
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Downloading in other formats 11 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Performing Calculations 12 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Switching the Table Layout § Users can customize how the chart is organized by dimension 13 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Setting your dimensions 14 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Create, Save, and Print Reports 15 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Viewing Data in Chart Form 16 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Chart styles 17 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
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To Print and Save Your Chart 19 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Saving documents 20 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
How is it Used? § To switch between French and English… 21 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Let’s do an example to show IVT tables work! § Example research question: § “What is the average wage for Aboriginal employees? ” § - The researcher would like to compare the following: • • • 22 Age groups of 15 -24, 25 -54, and 55+ Provinces Ontario, Quebec, Prairies, and Atlantic Hourly vs weekly Men vs. women Years ranging from 2010 to 2014 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
First, let’s find an IVT table in the WDS that would answer the question: 23 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
The IVT table we have chosen is the following: 24 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
We will now chose the desired dimensions: 25 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Once we have specified all of our required dimensions, the results will look like: 26 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Next we will set the dimensions so we can see all of our variables 27 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Our results will appear as the following: 28 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Finally, let’s create a chart that can be used for quick and easy visual purposes: § When we click on the chart tab, we automatically get the following results: 29 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Adjusting dimensions 30 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
The researcher would like to use the same bar-graph layout § Results comparing men vs women in 2013, across all desired provinces 31 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
To view the specific data labels: 32 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
In Conclusion: § Online training repository (CUDO – Carleton University Digital Objects) • https: //cudo. Carleton. ca/collection/dli § Online Survival Guide • http: //www. statcan. gc. ca/eng/dli/guide/toc/3000279 33 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
Questions? 34 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2/4/2022
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