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What do I need
to use Maps&Stats?
- You need Internet Explorer version 4.0 or above.
- You will need a PC running Windows 95/98/2000/XP.
- Your screen resolution
should be set to at least 1024 x 768.
- Ideally you should have a broadband
connection. Maps&Stats will work with a normal 56k modem, but
will be slow.
- Your Internet Explorer security settings must allow
active-X "plug-ins" to be downloaded and run. The first time you
use Maps&Stats an Active-X plug-in will be downloaded.
- This
may take a few minutes on a slow landline. Maps&Stats will not
work properly without it.
- You need an understanding of statistics! See below.
We are looking into ways to make Maps&Stats work on other operating system
and computers and with different browsers.
What Demonstrations are available on how to use Maps&Stats?
The animations listed below are for a previous version of Maps&Stats,
and will be updated in the near future, for the meantime however
they do give you an idea of what Maps&Stats
can do for you and how to start using it.
- 'Find my Street'
See a demonstration of how to quickly find your street.
- Find out information for a Ward
See how to get the 'Deprivation' figures for Bolton Ward.
- Draw your own Area
See how to draw an area on screen.
- Find the Population of 'My Area'
See how easy it is to run reports for your own areas.
- Find an area you've previously drawn
See how to get back to one of your areas. (Registered users only)
Where can I find out what all the functions do?
The graphics
based help gives you further guidance on the working of the system, again
this will be updated soon.
Where can I get additional help, support
or training on using Maps&Stats or Statistics?
The community work team supporting Maps&Stats (Community
Stats) are based at Bradford
Resource Centre and offer a number of services:
- "Statistics
Surgeries": which offer free informal support, advice and training on finding and interpreting Statistics and on using Maps&Stats.
- Help with funding bids.
- Using information to establish and support social/community enterprises.
- A range of tailored training around community research, using information,
regeneration, community organising, etc.
- Commissioned work to find and coordinate community research projects.
Contact them at BCR on 01274 779003 or email info@communitystats.org.uk.
In addition for technical queries Bradford
Councils Research and
Consultation Service (who designed and developed Maps&Stats) can be
contacted by email (stephen.elves@bradford.gov.uk)
or phone on (01274) 437269
How are the Statistics Calculated?
There is a page on Community
Stats that gives a quick explanation
of how the starts are worked out and can be found here.
In addition
an HTML version of a paper written by Erik
Thomasson, Senior Policy officer in Bradford Councils Research
and Consultation service who is in charge of the section responsible
for development of Maps&Stats, about the process used by Maps&Stats
that was presented at various conferences can be found here.
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