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Search results for "Factfinder" ...
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No complaints: Navigating the New American Fact Finder, improvements and updates
Learn more about how to use the new American FactFinder, or AFF, which has compiled several censuses and surveys. Check out the new enhancements and more user-friendly features of AFF.
Tags: American FactFinder; AFF; censuses; surveys
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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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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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Census 2010: A Survivor's Guide
In a data dump that will deliver 100 billion numbers, Campbell walks you through downloading and analyzing the overwhelming wealth of material provided by the 2010 Census.
Tags: Census; data; American FactFinder; blocks; block groups; tracts;
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The Blob: How to break down massive census releases and convert chaos into stories...
Gebeloff gives tips on how to manage the the incredible amount of data available thru the census. He describes what is available, and gives recommendations about how to approach and make sense of it for your reporting.
Tags: census; American FactFinder; tables; data; census bureau; Community survey
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Censusu lookups and quick facts
Richards provides an overview of some of the data available on American FactFinder - a gateway to census and American Community Survey data.
Tags: census; american community survey;
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Finding the right spigot on American FactFinder
Overberg details how to find the information you're looking for on FactFinder (factfinder.census.gov). He gives examples of several types of information you can find - and where to find it - on the daunting, but useful, Web site
Tags: census; FactFinder; population
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Finding the Right Spigot on American FactFinder
This tipsheet provides an explanation of the best search methods when using American FactFinder, the Web site at factfinder.census.gov.
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Making the most of the U.S. Census Bureau's Factfinder
Guckian explains the uses of the U.S. Census Bureau's Factfinder and also gives information on how to find the information. Furthermore, she provides a detailed explanation of how to use the information in the American Community Survey (ACS).
Tags: Factfinder; Census data; interpreting data; American Community Survey (ACS)
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Making the most of the U.S. Census Bureau's Factfinder
The author discusses how to use the U.S. Census Bureau's Factfinder feature on the organization's website to find information about the American Community Survey. She discusses how to find example questions from various questionnaires, reviews some of the definitions, and compares the material covered in the American Community Survey to that in the Decennial Census. The tipsheet includes screen shots from the Census Bureau's website to illustrate how to use the Factfinder.
Tags: population; demographic; Census; survey; historical census; internet