Assignment #1 Part 2

Jonathan Li
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Question 1
Plan
I will identify and analyze the data Anjali is referring to. Using this, I will see if the data can be
explained other than with the conclusion that Canadian employers arent in favour of hiring
immigrants and if there is other data that Statistics Canada can collect to clarify this issue.

Do
Anjali is referring to the difference in unemployment rates between landed immigrants and
people born in Canada. In every year, those born in Canada had a lower unemployment rate in
comparison to their immigrant counterparts. When only considering this set of data, it is easy to
conclude that Canadian employers arent in favour of hiring immigrants. However, there are external
key factors that contributed to this gap that are not specified in the data. Date of arrival and location the
education was obtained are important factors that have an impact on the data.

A person is considered unemployed when they do not have a job but is looking for one. Landed
immigrants that have just arrived will be immediately looking for employment to pay for expenses. Since
this does not apply to those born in Canada it is natural that unemployment is greater in landed
immigrants.

Education obtained outside the country may not be equivalent to ones obtained in Canada. This
can be due to different curriculums and grading schemes. To an employer, it is a risk to hire someone
with an education that he/she is not familiar with.

An interesting finding. Within those born in Canada, females consistently have a lower
unemployment rate to their male counterparts. This cannot be said with the landed immigrants as males
consistently have a lower unemployment rate in comparison to females.

Report
To clarify this issue, Statistics Canada can collect data on date of arrival and location of
education obtained. Using this data, they can issue a separate comparison with constraints of Arrived
for more than 5 years and Education obtained in Canada. This will create a better representation of
the differences in unemployment rates between those born in Canada and landed immigrants. If there
are still significant differences in unemployment rates, Anjali is correct to assume Canadian employers
arent in favour of hiring immigrants.
Question 2
Plan
I will to organize the data to accurately display the number and percentage of stores of different types in
each province and territory. After creating the charts, I will explain the reasoning for choosing the
specific chart types to represent the data. Using the charts, I will identify the province or territory with
the highest number of corporate stores and the second highest percentage of corporate stores. In the
end, I will investigate whether the change in # of categories will affect my choice in chart type.

Do
a)

# of Stores in each Province and Territory

350

300

250
# of Stores

200

150

100

50

Province or Territory

Corporate Stores Franchised Stores Affiliated Independents

b)

% Stores in each Provinces and Territories

USA

Yukon

Northwest Territories

British Columbia

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Ontario

Quebec

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

Newfoundland and Labrador

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Corporate Stores Franchised Stores Affiliated Independents

f)

Quebec

Corporate Stores Franchised Stores Affiliated Independents

Ontario

Corporate Stores Franchised Stores Affiliated Independents

Report
c)

For question a) a bar chart was the better choice as it allows the end user to accurately compare one
point of data vs another. It also allowed all the data to be displayed on one chart. If a pie chart were
used, it would be difficult to compare the data simply due to the numerous categories.

For question b) a 100% stacked bar chart allowed the data to be compared in a single chart. If I were to
use a pie chart, I wouldve needed multiple pie charts in order to achieve the same goal. This allows the
end user to compare the distribution of stores between the many provinces and territories.

d) Quebec has the highest number of corporate stores

e) Manitoba has the second highest percentage of corporate stores

f)

- I used a pie chart because I used a bar chart in part b)

- Pie charts can be used in this situation as there are only two provinces to compare. We only
need two charts (instead of 13) to accurately compare the percentage distribution of stores in
each province.