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Module 3

Using Data Classification to Visualize Patterns: The Rural Urban Divide

  1. Research Question
  2. Workflow

Research Question

There are distinct social, political, and economic differences between Urban and Rural communities in BC. Today we are going to investigate if there is a difference in the cost of food in Rural and Urban areas. Specifically, portion of their income people spend on food. We are going to define Rural and Urban based on two criteria: total population and population density.

Workflow

1) Download the BC boundary file and Canadian Census Data

  • I am providing you will a boundary file for BC, you’ll see it linked on the next page.
  • Use Simply Analytics to query and download Canadian Census data.

2) Project setup and pre-processing

  • Create a project
  • Use a feature dataset to make sure your data is projected correctly

3) Classify Data

  • Use the Updated Stats Canada urban/rural classification scheme

4) Visualize Data

  • Create charts to display your results

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