GEOG 3P47 Mapping Stats Colleen Beard Map & Geography Librarian Sharon Janzen Bibliographic Assistant
Why map data? Basis for statistical mapping: Any kind of data that can be expressed numerically and varies in quantity from place to place can be mapped. Statistical mapping requires two criteria: – Data has a numeric value – Data has a geographic element Choropleth maps are very useful tools for representing numeric data (population density; percentages; location quotients)
Table of income data for Toronto
Statistical table of Toronto’s rich people
Census Geography DA (dissemination areas) St. Catharines CT (census tracts) Niagara CMA CSD (census subdivisions) Niagara Region
Census data table Variables & data values Geography Niagara census subdivisions
Using GIS to map stats GIS (Geographic Information System) is a software that stores, displays, manipulates and analyzes geographic data. ArcGIS (ArcView) is software of choice for 3P47 assignments. Provides operations for calculating statistics and “joining” data to geography.
Map & attribute table
Mapping real numbers
Other map sources Topographic maps Thematic maps –Land use –Agriculture activity Other census maps
Additional help! 1.GEOG 3P47 Subject guide 2.Literature on reserve 3.Map Library staff