ENVISION FAQs

Data Preparation

• How do I prepare data for importing files?
• How do I prepare my data for importing custom areas?

Profiling

• Why does a profile with zero counts and zero base counts yield an index of 100?
• Why do consumption profile outputs differ between Canada and the US?
• Why am I receiving an error when running 'CensusPlus - Current Census Land Area'?
• What fields should I use in the long file download of 'HouseholdSpend and FoodSpend Consumption Profile' reports?

Locations & Trade Areas

• How do I add a single location?
• Why does my ranking area report sometimes omit geographies found within my trade area?
• Why isn't my ZIP Code being recognized?
• Why are MIZs not included in my CMA ranking areas report from ENVISION?
• How do I create block group, dissemination area, or census tract trade areas?

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Mapping

• How do I add street names, highways and major roads to a map?
• How do I create a map with different colors for my trade areas?
• How do I map postal code centroids?
• How do I download reports and maps from microsites?
• What do the different mapping classifications mean?

Demographics

• Why is there a discrepancy between total household counts across net worth ranges and geographies?
• Which occupations are classified as white/blue collar and service and farming?

Target Groups

• Why doesn't my target group show up?

Customers

• How do I adjust the customer cluster threshold count?
• Why doesn't the base % add up to 100 in the 'Ranking Areas - Standard Geography - Customers' report?
• How do I assign weights to customer records?

Variables

• How can I use land area variables from DemoStats in ENVISION?
• How do I interpret a 'Ranking Areas - Variable' report that uses a percent change or average variable?
• How do I create a custom variable for population density?
• How do I delete a shared assets in a workgroup?
• How do I select the appropriate benchmark/base?

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PRIZM

• Why does the rank order of PRIZM segments sometimes differ between profile and map outputs?
• How are PRIZM Premier distribution files and PRIZM Premier directory files used in ENVISION?
• How often is PRIZM updated?

General

• Why is my census tract import failing?
• How can I tell if I am in the right workspace?
• Why is my distance decay report output blank?
• Why is my shapefile (.SHP) import failing?
• What is the difference between 'Current' and 'Constant Avg. Household Income-Income Trends' report?

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