Data Sources

Here’s an explanation of some key sources 2thinknow use. Our data is often combined from multiple sources to tell a consistent story. Quality sourcing, data science algorithms and data standardization what make 2thinknow data the most standard and reliable data.

2thinknow City Benchmarking Data contains city statistical data gathered directly from cities and third party sources, and adapted to be standard and comparable. Where 2thinknow quote State/Province or National data these data points are clearly indicated.

2thinknow use unique commercial sources to provide answers on economic activity in all sorts of sectors, so you can compare, invest or locate in cities with more certainty.

Since 2008, 2thinknow have developed a number of proprietary algorithms to calculate, adjust and create new data.

Cultures between cities are rarely the same. With clever classifications, 2thinknow analysts allow comparative of 'soft' data about cities globally.

2thinknow estimates provide answers for data where information is scarce.

Not all rankings are equal. 2thinknow review and choose the most correct and appropriate rankings for data, and utilise these as part of our sources.

2thinknow can provide Index scores to assess soft information about a city, such as Walkability (i.e. how easy it is to walk a city). These are based on multiple data points.

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