Understanding communities often requires a combination of quantitative data such as demographic statistics and qualitative data such as information about the culture and history of an area. This workshop explores a variety of Indiana qualitative data sources including historic maps and digital encyclopedias. Additionally, it introduces methods for achieving community informed decision making. WHO […]
Before you can begin using data to inform decisions, identify what you are trying to accomplish and determine how data can help you get there. This will determine what kind of data you need. What you will learn: To identify what your goal is To determine how to use data to help you meet […]
SAVI offers a vast collection of health, public safety, education, and many other demographic characteristics about Indiana communities, with emphasis on central and southwest Indiana counties. This workshop explores the many powerful tools and datasets available in SAVI. It also provides insights into how they can help you find, explore, and leverage these data […]
This webinar showcases a range of powerful desktop and online mapping and spatial analysis tools, data, and other resources designed to enhance higher education teaching, service, and research activities. These resources are versatile and applicable across numerous disciplines, including health, public safety, public policy, economics, history, archaeology, geography, planning, informatics, and more. A key feature […]
Data is most powerful when you understand its limits. This module will give you the knowledge to think critically about data, making you aware of what can cause noise in data and how to use data effectively despite these limitations. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN How policy changes can affect the numbers How factors outside […]
Charts are a powerful tool for analyzing and communicating information through tables, graphs or diagrams. This workshop provides you with the skills you need to get the most value from charts. Hands-on activities show you how to apply several types of charts for static and interactive data visualizations. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This workshop should […]
SAVI provides a powerful collection of tools and resources that help you use data to make decisions. By leveraging other Geographic Information System (GIS) tools along with SAVI, you can do much more. Would you like to use SAVI maps in combination with other map data? Would you like to create your own web […]
This workshop teaches the next steps of persuasively communicating what you have learned after gaining initial insight from data. You will learn the skills to put your analysis in the context of a compelling narrative and to build your argument logically and convincingly. Whatever your audience, weaving the data into a story is what […]
