Using Data and GIS in Research
- Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 at 10:00AM – 11:30AM
- Type: Workshop
- Series: Graduate Student Workshop Series
Koerner Library Research Commons Series
Humanities and Social Sciences Workshops - Location: RM216
- Koerner Building-Event Facilities & Labs
- Point Grey Campus
- Description: The session covers an overview of electronic statistical resources available to UBC researchers, both statistical databases and micro-level survey data for secondary analysis from Statistics Canada, academics, media outlets, and governments around the world. The session also includes a brief introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) and how it can be applied to academic research. GIS is advanced software used for spatial data analysis and visualization.
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