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1. The Chart 2. A Question What makes mental health among 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians worse than that of their non-2SLGBTQ+ counterparts? 3. An external source 4. Brief Summary  The article  “Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review” by Miriam M. Moagi, Anna E. van Der Wath, Priscilla M. Jiyane, and Richard S. Rikhotso sheds light on how members of the LGBTQ+ community are more prone to mental health issues. There are three main reasons for this problem: "external stressors", "internal stressors", and "barriers to mental health care services." The "external stressors" that only LGBTQ+ people experience, including stigmatization, discrimination, and victimization, play a significant role in inducing distress.  Stigmatization promotes harmful stereotypes and attacks people based on their characteristics and identities. This type of stressor prevents LGBTQ+ people from getting proper medical...

1. The Lead:  Up to 30% of the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada rate their mental health as below par, compared to 9% of non-2SLGBTQ+ people, according to Statistics Canada.  2. The Excel Workbook  3. Explanation:  The workbook contains two sheets, which are Raw Data and Slice. In Slice, there are 3 columns and 5 rows. The spreadsheet showcases the proportions of 2SLGBTQ+ people and non-2SLGBTQ+ people who evaluate their mental health according to 2 levels: good, very good, or excellent (good and above par), and fair or poor (below par). The values are proportions shown in percentage. They are calculated within the population of either demographic group. For example, 70.3% of the 2SLGBTQ+ community across Canada perceive their mental health as good, very good, or excellent, and the rest of them (29.7%) rate their mental health as fair or poor.  I chose to find the answer to this question because the feedback from Update 1 showed me how looking at data across Canada ...

1. What dataset will you use for your final report? (title of your dataset, include a link to it and claim it at the URL above). The dataset that I will use for my final report is “ Socioeconomic characteristics of the 2SLGBTQ+ population, 2019 to 2021 ”.   2. Describe the dataset. What kind of data does it contain? The dataset compares the numbers and proportion of persons between the 2SLGBTQ+ community and the non-2SLGBTQ+ community from the age of 15 in different sociodemographic categories. The sociodemographic categories, which are also the subjects of comparison, are arranged into rows. The categories include marital status, household types, place of residence, Indigenous identity, visible minority identity, immigrant status, languages, highest level of education, personal income, working status, perceived health, and perceived mental health. In each category, there are many sub-categories. The dataset also has a filtering feature that will show the detailed data in each pro...

This area chart illustrates the proportion of every generation in the US Congress from the year 1920 to 2020. Despite being visually pleasing, informative, and interactive from the first look, this chart can confuse its viewers with convoluted details and unclear size assessment.   The chart stands out with its creative layout. There is a selection of clearly distinguished colours that help users to easily differentiate the data subjects. Each generation has its share properly drawn in the chart. This complicated dataset is arranged quite neatly in only one visualization, which makes the chart comprehensive and time-saving for its users.  The captivating illustration, however, does not so succeed in its required function. It is packed with too many details, such as different colours, shapes, and a long time range. Such attributes overwhelm the viewers with a huge amount of information to process. Questions then arise. Should the users focus on the size of each colour? Or shoul...

Leslie Pham  12666 72 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 2M8  Phone number: (672) 200-1308 Email: uyen.pham@student.kpu.ca October 16th, 2023  Dan Proulx Director General and Chief Privacy Officer Canada Border Services Agency 333 North River Road 14th Floor, Tower A Vanier, Ontario K1A 0L8 Dear Mr. Proulx,  Under the Access to Information Act, I request you to provide me with: A list of refused entries of valid visa and eTA holders at the ports of entry in the past five years, along with the holder's nationality and the ground on which they were refused.  If possible, please provide me with electronic files of the requested documents and forward them to uyen.pham@student.kpu.ca.  If there are any concerns, please call me at the provided phone number: (672) 200-1308.  Please notify me when the documents are ready to release.  Sincerely,  Leslie Pham Where I found the contact information:   https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/ap/atip-aiprp/coord-eng.asp#C...