NR145 How to Find and Use Data for Your Revitalization WorkDataPlace™, a new, free online data system, assembles in one place a variety of housing and demographic data at geographic scales ranging from the neighborhood to the nation. Data sets currently include the 1990 and 2000 Censuses, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Section 8 Expiring Use Database, County and Zip Business Patterns, Fair Market Rent data, HUD income estimates and limits and much more. In addition to the data, DataPlace provides several easy-to-use data analysis tools (maps, tables, charts, rankings and statistical profiles) that can be used to study and compare community characteristics. Participants will gain an overview of DataPlace's data content, gain hands-on experience with its analysis tools, and apply the system to a real-world exercise and to retrieve data for their own communities.Course length: 1 Days Tuition: $ 330 Course counts toward a professional certificate: No |
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