{"id":257,"date":"2022-02-19T08:26:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T13:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=257"},"modified":"2022-02-28T12:18:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T17:18:14","slug":"the-data-journey","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/chapter\/the-data-journey\/","title":{"raw":"The Data Journey","rendered":"The Data Journey"},"content":{"raw":"To get started, let's consider the data visualization[footnote]Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0364-01 Area, production and farm gate value of marketed fruits. Data is reproduced and distributed on an \"as is\" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 9th, 2022. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25318\/3210036401-eng. Statistics Canada Open Licence: https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/en\/reference\/licence[\/footnote] in Figure 1.1 below.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_646\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"690\"]<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2022\/02\/fruit-production-in-BC-300x177.png\" alt=\"A bar graph showing the general trend that fruit production is decreasing within a span of five years.\" width=\"690\" height=\"407\" class=\"wp-image-646\" \/> Figure 1.1. Production of apples, blueberries, cranberries, graphs, and strawberries in British Columbia, 2016-2020.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">The underlying raw data went through many stages before it was presented to you in this data visualization. The information had to be:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Collected via surveys<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Inputted into a database<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Stored on secure servers<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Cleaned for accuracy and consistency<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Analyzed to understand the trends\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Presented as a bar graph<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">It is likely that multiple people, with complementary areas of expertise, worked on turning the raw dataset into a well-presented data visualization.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Deeper Dive<\/span><\/h2>\r\nWatch this 4min video from Statistics Canada to learn more about the data journey: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/eng\/wtc\/data-literacy\/catalogue\/892000062020007\" style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Data Journey: What you need to know for successful navigation<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>To get started, let&#8217;s consider the data visualization<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Statistics Canada. Table 32-10-0364-01 Area, production and farm gate value of marketed fruits. Data is reproduced and distributed on an &quot;as is&quot; basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 9th, 2022. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25318\/3210036401-eng. Statistics Canada Open Licence: https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/en\/reference\/licence\" id=\"return-footnote-257-1\" href=\"#footnote-257-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a> in Figure 1.1 below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2022\/02\/fruit-production-in-BC-300x177.png\" alt=\"A bar graph showing the general trend that fruit production is decreasing within a span of five years.\" width=\"690\" height=\"407\" class=\"wp-image-646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2022\/02\/fruit-production-in-BC-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2022\/02\/fruit-production-in-BC-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2022\/02\/fruit-production-in-BC-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2022\/02\/fruit-production-in-BC-1536x904.png 1536w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2022\/02\/fruit-production-in-BC-65x38.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2022\/02\/fruit-production-in-BC-225x132.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2022\/02\/fruit-production-in-BC-350x206.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/criticaldataliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2022\/02\/fruit-production-in-BC.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1.1. Production of apples, blueberries, cranberries, graphs, and strawberries in British Columbia, 2016-2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">The underlying raw data went through many stages before it was presented to you in this data visualization. The information had to be:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Collected via surveys<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Inputted into a database<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Stored on secure servers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Cleaned for accuracy and consistency<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Analyzed to understand the trends\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Presented as a bar graph<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">It is likely that multiple people, with complementary areas of expertise, worked on turning the raw dataset into a well-presented data visualization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<h2><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Deeper Dive<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Watch this 4min video from Statistics Canada to learn more about the data journey: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/eng\/wtc\/data-literacy\/catalogue\/892000062020007\" style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Data Journey: What you need to know for successful navigation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-257-1\">Statistics Canada. 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