October is going to be a busy month for qualitative data analysis!
First off, I am offering introductory workshops on two qualitative data analysis tools: NVivo and MAXQDA.
The week of October 6th, we are offering 4 workshops on NVivo:
NVivo for… Read more.
Data
The Map & Data Library has launched new support for a qualitative data analysis tool called MAXQDA. If you're familiar with NVivo, this is an excellent alternative to consider.
MAXQDA provides all the functionality you expect, such as importing… Read more.
MDL has a new, self-serve portal for some of our largest and most-popular datasets: feel free to visit the MDL Data SharePoint! Open now to current U of T faculty, staff, and students.
Some datasets hosted there include:
Gallup polls, including the… Read more.
MDL is pleased to announce that we have a new data catalogue! This catalogue allows you to search MDL's licensed data collections in all formats, including our geospatial, quantitative, and textual data.
The catalogue is a companion to our other… Read more.
The University of Toronto has recently licensed six separate datasets from Revelio Labs. These datasets provide detailed information on the global workforce, with coverage for most running from 2007/2008 through to the end of 2024. These datasets… Read more.
The Data Axle Historical Business Location Data provides information such as business location, number of employees, sales volume, NAICS & SIC codes, and unique identifiers across time for businesses and parent entities. This data is available… Read more.
We have received the latest datasets from Gallup.
Newest datasets:
World Poll, to March 2025
COVID-19 and Wellbeing, to Q2 2025
Gallup Poll Social Series:
January: Mood of the Nation to 2025
February: World Affairs Poll to 2025
March: Environment… Read more.
Infographics are a type of data visualization that involves a mix of text and images to tell a story. This combination of text and visuals is so powerful because it helps to convey messages effectively and allow people to comprehend them, and retain… Read more.
MDL has just acquired access to Geolytics' Neigbourhood Change Database 2020, which includes US Census Tract level data from 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020, all normalized to 2020 tract boundaries. This allows for the analysis of change in US… Read more.