SimplyMap 2.0 November 8, 2011 Janina Mueller

Mapping Census Data

Mapping Census Data & Points

Data Tables

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Creating a Map Exercise 1 Map the % of a particular language, spoken at home, to the CMA of Toronto Map the % of a particular language, spoken at home, to the CMA of Toronto

Select Variable

Select Location

Map Editor

Map Tool Bar & Zooming Tool

Map Ranking Exercise 2 Create a table from the map you just created displaying the language variable by census tract AND Export the table into Excel

Data Filter Exercise 3 Median total income by CT in Toronto filtered by 1% of PhDs AND export as pdf export as pdf

Look up and map filter variable Because it has to be in the list of recent variables

Map income variable and display by CT

Result

Mapping Points Exercise 4 Add hotel points to the map you just created

Result

Location Analysis Report Exercise 5 Create a table comparing the average expenditures on (a) food and (b) women’s clothing in the CMA of Toronto (and CMA of Fredericton)

To add CMA of Fredericton 12: Display it3: Go back to location 4. Create Combination Location; name it

Ring Study Report Exercise 6: Create a table and a map showing the average expenditure of food for DAs within a 5km radius of CT

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