SOC W 501 Poverty & Inequality

Tools You Can Use

Policy Map
GIS mapping services from PolicyMap captures data in visually powerful ways through custom demographic maps, tables, reports and an analysis tool, Analytics. Available data includes demographics, home sale statistics, health data, mortgage trends, school performance scores and labor data like unemployment, crime statistics and city crime rates. Questions? Schedule an appointment with a librarian!
Social Explorer
Create maps using Census Data and data from American Fact Finder. Download tables to create your own visualizations. Questions? Schedule an appointment with a librarian!
Tableau Public
Contact Negeen Aghassibake with questions: negeena@uw.edu. Here is a list of Tableau-related resources you might want to look at.
Downloading Tableau Desktop for Students
UW Tableau User Group:
Tableau training videos
Tableau Public Gallery
Tableau Community Forums
Tableau Reference Guide
Data Visualization Help - Chart Suggestions: Thought-Starter
Types of Charts

Seattle Public Library and King County Library provide patrons with access to Lynda video tutorials