The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "census data" ...
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The numbers don’t lie * *If you read them really carefully
This is Campbell's Powerpoint presentation for the panel: Analyzing the past, present and future with U.S. Census data. He includes the pros and cons of using Census data as well as some tips for stories you can do using the Census.
Tags: census; data; story ideas
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American FactFinder Gateway to the Census
Campbell thoroughly goes through American FactFinder with lots of tips and tricks along the way.
Tags: census; American FactFinder; data; tools
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Using census data to report on the economy
Campbell gives great tips on how to use Census data, including things to be cautious about.
Tags: Census
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Census on a tight timeline
This PowerPoint lays out how Playford and his team put out a story using census data in a time crunch.
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Census 2010 Basics
In this tipsheet, Steve Doig outlines the 2010 census, including the questions asked and possible stories that could come from the data. The tipsheet also explains the IRE census project, where to find data and new features that are available on the census data website.
Tags: census; data; IRE; dataferret; census bureau
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Understanding the American Community Survey
This extensive presentation provides great detail about the American Community Survey. The authors give a brief history on the ACS and the basics about the survey. They also provide suggestions on how to get the most from the data that is made available.
Tags: census; ACS; survey; geographic; population
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Census Data with Tableau Public
Use the census to mine the information you need, made simpler and easier by Tableau Public.
Tags: census; tableau public
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American FactFinder: Gateway to the 2010 Census
Campbell walks us through the new American FactFinder site which hosts all 2010 Census data (and should include older data by September 2011). He provides tricks and tips of navigating the data and the types of reports you can get from the site.
Tags: American FactFinder; Census; data; analysis
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Analyzing PUMS with SPSS
Campbell addresses the complexity of both the Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) and the Statistical Package for Socail Sciences (SPSS), but discusses how they belong together "like love and marriage." SPSS was built to deal with massive amounts of information, and PUMS provides just that. Campbell's tipsheet is a step-by-step guide
Tags: PUMS; SPSS; Census; analysis; data; American Community Survey;