A thematic map module at Virtual School

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A thematic map module at Virtual School of
Statistics Finland
Nordic Forum for Geostatistics Copenhagen
25.3.2004 Ulla-Maarit Saarinen Statistics Finland
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Training on statistical maps at Statistics
Finland
CLASSIFICATION?

COLOURS?

• courses for customers since 1996
• tailored training for organisations
• lectures for students at universities

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MAP TYPE?
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A joint project with ONS (United Kingdom),
Alistair Calder 1998-2000
UNECE -website
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Statistics Finlands Virtual School

• project started in the beginning of 2001
• the first course (Demographics) on the web was
  published in autumn 2001
• first lessons of the thematic maps course were
  published on the web in Dec. 2003

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Training at Virtual School
For what are statistics needed?
How are statistics used?
How should statistics to be understood?
Virtual School offers basic knowledge of
statistics and helps to understand statistics.
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Virtual school of Statistics Finland

• a school for citizens open to everybody
• is useful to
• high school students
• college and university students for basic
  knowledge
• all those who use/read/study statistical
  information
• all those who want to improve their understanding
  of statistical information
• to start the school no knowledge of statistics
  is required

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Statistical maps Virtual School - course

What does the course offer?

• Basics skills for how to visualise statistical
  data on maps
• different map types
• dangers, errors and illusions of maps
• elements of maps

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To whom the training is for?

• those who use statistical maps in their work or
  study
• those who make thematic maps
• those using or studying regional statistics
• graphic designers, visual designers, editors
• everybody interested in maps

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The presentation of the course
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Starting test
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Contents of the course
Lesson 1 Statistics and maps
Lesson 2 Regional classification maps
Lesson 3 Dot maps, graduated symbol maps
Lesson 4 Line maps
Lesson 5 Other thematic map types
Lesson 6 How to choose the map type
Lesson 7 Elements of a map
Excercises, discussion topics/questions
List of consepts
List of literature and links
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Lesson 1
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Chapter 1.1
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Lesson 2
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Example Lesson 2, Regional classification
maps Chapter 2.1. Choropleth map Chapter 2.2.
Colour symbols of choropleth maps Chapter 2.3.
Classification of a statistical data in a
choropleth map Chapter 2.4. How to choose a
classification method Chapter 2.5. Number of
classes in a choropleth map Chapter 2.6.
Distribution defines classification Chapter 2.7.
Equal ranges Chapter 2.8. Quantiles Chapter 2.9.
Mean and standard deviation as class
breaks Chapter 2.10. Classes for sloping
distributions Chapter 2.11. Natural breaks
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Chapter 2.12. Other definers of classes Chapter
2.13. Regional divisions on choropleth
maps Chapter 2.14. Benefits, errors and illusions
of choropleth maps Chapter 2.15. Grid square
map Chapter 2.16. Other regional classification
maps
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Chapter 2.1. Choropleth map
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Chapter 2.2. Colours symbols of choropleth maps
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Chapter 2.3. Classification of statistical data
in a choropleth map
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Chapter 2.11. Natural breaks
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An excercise
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Concepts
(Natural breaks)
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The list of the literature and Internet links
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Web course as a part of training courses for
customers
A COURSE CLASS ROOM TRAINING
eLEARNING
2 days
Virtual course material
OppiNet Chat, excercises
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www.stat.fi/verkkokoulu