Beyond 20/20 Web Data
Server (WDS)
Data Liberation Initiative – Statistics Canada
June 1st, 2016
What is the WDS?
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Web-based, multidimensional table viewer
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Aggregate data only
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Used to manipulate aggregate data; create tables, charts, graphs; reshape
data files to fit the specific need of the researcher.
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User Friendly  No knowledge of SPSS, SAS or other complicated
Statistical programs required
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How to access the WDS
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IP restricted product.
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All students/researchers/faculty will be able to access the website.
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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
[email protected]
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What is included?
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Dissemination of multiple data products in a variety of formats:
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- Most pdfs and word documents are documentation related
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PDF
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-Excel and IVT files more commonly display numerical relations; IVT files are the most interactive format
available on the WDS
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Excel
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-Other formats:
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Text Files
Word
IVT
Zip Files
Currently over 28,000 files and growing!
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Examples of file formats within a
WDS folder
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How is it Used?
 Searching the browser
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Example using the search term
“crime”
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What can you use the WDS for?
 IVT tables
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How do IVT tables work?
 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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Setting your dimensions
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Create, Save, and Print Reports
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Viewing Data in Chart Form
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Chart styles
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To Print and Save Your Chart
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Saving documents
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How is it Used?
 To switch between French and English…
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Let’s do an example to show how
IVT tables work!
 Example research question:
 “What is the average wage for Aboriginal
employees?”
 - The researcher would like to compare the following:
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Age groups of 15-24, 25-54, and 55+
Provinces Ontario, Quebec, Prairies, and Atlantic
Hourly vs weekly
Men vs. women
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First, let’s find an IVT table in the WDS
that would answer the question:
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The IVT table we have chosen is
the following:
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We will now chose the desired
dimensions:
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Once we have specified all of our
required dimensions, the results
will look like:
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Next we will set the dimensions so
we can see all of our variables
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Our results will appear as the
following:
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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:
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Adjusting dimensions
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The researcher would like to use the
same bar-graph layout
 Results comparing men vs women in 2013, across all
desired provinces
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To view the specific data labels:
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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
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Questions?
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