Dates
Friday, February 14, 2020 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Location
Burnaby, SFU's Big Data Hub (Applied Science Building - Flexible Meeting Room ASB 10908)
This workshop is in the past and registrations are unavailable.
All times are Pacific Time Zone (Vancouver, BC, Canada).
Wondering where to find datasets that will be most suitable for your research project or thesis? The data ecosystem is scattered across multiple providers and subject areas, which makes finding what you need both challenging and time-consuming. Also, the vagueness surrounding the data-related terms is likely to add more difficulties. This workshop will cover:
- clarifying your data needs
- differences and links between statistics, microdata, Census data, and more
- introduction to a few data sources, including Statistics Canada, CHASS, Nesstar, ICPSR, Statista, Simply Analytics, and open data portals
Note: while the workshop may be useful for researchers across disciplines, it will likely be of particular help to those who work with social/economic/behavioural/governmental data.
This workshop is part of the SFU’s Big Data Initiative – Week of Workshops series.
Facilitator(s)
Sarah Zhang
Audience
Category
Workshop Series or Group