Date/Time
Date(s) - 12/09/2017
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
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This one day course will provide an introduction to small area geodemographic classification. Participants will gain experience of:
(i) accessing 2011 Census data using the Census Support services of the UK Data Service
(ii) building a small area geodemographic system based on census data
(iii) using a geographical information system to visualise the classification.
Objectives
- To learn how to access and extract census data from the UK Data Service using InFuse (aggregate statistics) and Boundary Data Selector (small area boundary data)
- To develop a conceptual and practical understanding of the steps needed to build a small area classification at the output area scale using PSPP
- To understand the composition of clusters and spatially visualise the results using QGIS
Agenda
| 9:30 | Introduction to Geodemographics |
| 10:00 | Introduction to Census data sources |
| 10:30 | Practical session 1: Downloading 2011 Census data from InFuse at the Output Area Level |
| 11:00 | Coffee |
| 11:30 | Pre-processing data for area classification |
| 12:00 | Practical session 2: Pre-processing the downloaded census data using Microsoft Excel and PSPP |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Introduction to clustering methodologies |
| 14:00 | Practical session 3: Use of k-means for building a classification using PSPP |
| 14:45 | Tea |
| 15:00 | Interpretation of visualisation of clusters |
| 15:30 | Practical session 4: Mapping and understanding the clusters using QGIS |
| 16:30 | Finish |
Is this course for me?:
No prior knowledge is assumed for this course other than basic IT skills.
Please contact Dr Luke Burns for further information: L.P.Burns@leeds.ac.uk
Register:
To register your interest for this course, please contact Eleri Pound.