What's New
The 2011 Census team is looking for Crew Leaders and Enumerators forresidents in the Northern and remote areas of Manitoba. If you are interested in being a part o the 2011 Census team, go to www.census2011.gc.ca for more information.
Call for Papers:
Canadian Ppulation Society 2011 Annual Meeting
(University of New Brunswck, June 1-3, 2011)
Abstracts are due via email by Fenruary 28, 2011. If interested, contact Eric Fong fong@chass.utoronto.ca
New Data:
Survey on Labour and Income Dynamics 2008
Canadian Health Measures Survey (Household and Lab data)
National Population Health Survey Cycle 8
General Social Survey Cycle 23
Upcoming Workshops:
March 1-2, 2011 – Developig Satisfaction Surveys
March 15, 2011 – Introduction to Public Use
A one-day workshop focusing on how to use statistics and
numerical data to provide context for your story.
For information on these workshops call 1-888-799-0050 or 204-983-5883, or register online at www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/workshop/wst.cgi
New Software:
Bootstrapping with SAS - Statistics Canada has provided an updated boostrapping macro (Bootvar 3.2) for SAS, which allows greater flexibility in specifying the degrees of freedom for some surveys (e.g., the Canadian Health Measures Survey).
Boostrapping with STATA - A document has been produced which outlines how to apply bootstrap weights to Statistics Canada using the STATA software.
Call for Papers:
Canadian Ppulation Society 2011 Annual Meeting
(University of New Brunswck, June 1-3, 2011)
Abstracts are due via email by Fenruary 28, 2011. If interested, contact Eric Fong fong@chass.utoronto.ca
New Data:
Survey on Labour and Income Dynamics 2008
Canadian Health Measures Survey (Household and Lab data)
National Population Health Survey Cycle 8
General Social Survey Cycle 23
Upcoming Workshops:
March 1-2, 2011 – Developig Satisfaction Surveys
March 15, 2011 – Introduction to Public Use
A one-day workshop focusing on how to use statistics and
numerical data to provide context for your story.
For information on these workshops call 1-888-799-0050 or 204-983-5883, or register online at www.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/workshop/wst.cgi
New Software:
Bootstrapping with SAS - Statistics Canada has provided an updated boostrapping macro (Bootvar 3.2) for SAS, which allows greater flexibility in specifying the degrees of freedom for some surveys (e.g., the Canadian Health Measures Survey).
Boostrapping with STATA - A document has been produced which outlines how to apply bootstrap weights to Statistics Canada using the STATA software.
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Questions or comments? rdc@cc.umanitoba.ca