Author Archives: cconley

COVID19 reported cases of Public Health Units by Municipality

Posted on April 11, 2020 by cconley

Updated with Public Health Unit Labels Original post with PHU’s labelled by Municipal location: The animated data visualization above was produced in R using the ggplot2 and gganimate packages with open source data from data.ontario.ca.  Data is current up to … Continue reading →

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COVID19 Data – Regional Explorations in Ontario

Posted on March 29, 2020 by cconley

One of the challenges to understanding the spread of COVID19 data is the availability of data.  Each day, members of the Data User Group have been updating a CSV file on our Github and a shared Google Sheet with information … Continue reading →

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COVID19 – Understanding Ontario

Posted on March 19, 2020 by cconley

We are a group of researchers and analysts who are interested in data science and would like to use our expertise to contribute to the understanding of COVID-19 in our communities.  Looking for data… One of the challenges we encountered … Continue reading →

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Job Posting: Research Analyst, Durham District School Board

Posted on January 28, 2019 by cconley

A posting is now open until February 8, 2019 for a Research Analyst contract position at the Durham District School Board.  The start date for this position is to be determined.  This posting can be viewed on and applied to … Continue reading →

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Job Posting: Data, Research and Accountability Leader, Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB

Posted on July 4, 2018 by cconley

A posting is now open until July 13, 2018 for a Research Officer position at the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.  The start date for this position is to be determined.  This application is posted on applytoeducation.com. To apply … Continue reading →

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Job Posting: Halton DSB, Specialist – Research and Accountability

Posted on July 4, 2018 by cconley

A posting is now open until July 13, 2018 for a Specialist – Research and Accountability at the Halton District School Board.  The position begins September 4, 2018.  This application is posted on applytoeducation.com (link at the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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Job Posting: Research Officer, Peel District School Board

Posted on July 4, 2018 by cconley

A posting is now open until July 18, 2018 for a Research Officer position at the Peel District School Board.  The position begins September 4, 2018.  This application is posted on applytoeducation.com (link at bottom of this pdf with more … Continue reading →

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School Board Researcher Network and Sharing Session

Posted on February 3, 2017 by cconley

Over the past couple of years the Data User Group and Barrie Region MISA PNC have hosted a “Researcher Coffee Break” where school board employees with research, evaluation and data related roles can connect on a teleconference to discuss current … Continue reading →

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Community Data Models: A Look at their Development and Uses

Posted on April 7, 2015 by cconley

In collaboration with the Barrie, Toronto and London MISA (Managing Information for Student Achievement) PNCs (Professional Network Centre) a Special Interest Group has been scheduled for: Date: April 28th, 2015 Time: 1:00-3:30 Location: Toronto District School Board This session will … Continue reading →

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New Resources: Qualitative Analysis in R

Posted on May 15, 2014 by cconley

New to the R Resources page is the “Qualitative Analysis in R” pdf.   This resource, prepared by Greg Rousell, is an overview of getting started with qualitative data analysis in R using the RQDA package.  It walks the reader … Continue reading →

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