Data Liberation Initiative – Statistics Canada

Joshua Dorey

March 24, 2015

Beyond 20/20 Web Data

Server (WDS)

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What is the WDS?

Web-based multi-dimensional table viewer

Dissemination of multiple data products in a variety of

formats

• Excel Pdf Word Documents Text Files IVT Tables Zip Files

User Friendly

Currently Over 20,000 files and growing!

How is it Used?

Sample Research Topic for Student

• I am interested in determining if the rates of violent crime in

Canada are going up or down

Sources of Information

• Statistics Canada website, other DLI products…

• or WDS https://dli-idd.statcan.gc.ca/wds/

• To find surveys conducted by Statistics Canada related to your

topic… http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/pub/indexth-

eng.htm

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How is it Used?

To switch between French and English…

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How is it Used?

Searching the browser

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Choosing a Table

• Most pdfs and word documents are documentation

related

• Excel and IVT files more commonly display numerical

relations

• IVT files are most interactive format available on the

WDS

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Choosing desired dimensions

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Downloading in other formats

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Performing Calculations

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Switching the Table Layout

Users can customize how the chart is organized

by dimension

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Create, Save and Print Reports

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Creating a Profile

To register, user must have a recognizable IP

adress

• Institutes partnered with the DLI

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Viewing Data in Chart Form

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Select from 13 different chart styles

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To Print and Save Your Chart

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Exercise

In 1996, what is the average family income for

total lone-parent families in Ontario?

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