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Statistical
Resources on the Web
(www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html)
Excellent
collection of links to web sites. Divided into two dozen general
categories (such as business, military, etc.). From the University of
Michigan.
Finding Data on the Internet
(nilesonline.com/data/)
A good
list of web sites with statistical (and other) information, divided
into over a dozen categories.
Yahoo's
list of statistics sources
(dir.yahoo.com/Reference/statistics/)
Yahoo is
both a list of web sites by topic and a search engine. You can select
their topics or you can search for your own specific topic.
Google Web Directory: Statistics
(directory.google.com/Top/Science/Math/Statistics/)
Lists of
both broad categories and specific web sites related to statistics.
StatLib (lib.stat.cmu.edu/)
From Carnegie Mellon
University. This is a very technical site that has statistical
software, datasets, lists of organizations, and other web sites. For
more advanced students.
Population Research Bureau (www.prb.org)
A wide range of
population statistics on both American and international issues. Topics
frequently covered are on health and the environment.
Statistics Online Computational
Resource (SOCR)
(socr.stat.ucla,edu)
From UCLA. This
extensive site has all sorts of statistics-related material, much of it
aimed at teaching and learning the subject. There are also numerous
downloadable tools.
STATISTICS ABOUT AMERICA
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
(www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-03.html)
The best single source
of statistics for the United States. Published by the U.S. government.
The web page lists all the sections, but you probably will want
to go to the index at the end of the list.
(To print from the
Statistical Abstract, your computer must have Adobe Acrobat Reader
software. The computers in the ACC Libraries should have this. Warning: Pay attention to the pop-up
windows when you print. It's easy to accidentally print many more pages
than the screen you are looking at.)
Fedstats
(www.fedstats.gov)
Statistics collected by
over 100 separate U.S. Government agencies are gathered together.
Hundreds of subjects are searchable by your keywords or by an
alphabetical list of topics. Mapstats allows searches for statistics
from U.S. states, counties, and cities. Easy to use compared to many
statistics sources.
U.S. Census Bureau
(www.census.gov)
A massive collection of
statistics on the United States, particularly on population-related
topics. The American
Community Survey section has information on demographics of states
and cities.
American
Factfinder (factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en)
A portion of the Census
Bureau. Focuses on population, geographic, and economic information.
You can input an area as small as a zip code and get a breakdown of
stats.
Data
and Statistucs - General Reference Sources
(http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Data.shtml)
From the federal
government. All sorts of statistics about Americans, from population to
economics to energy.
Statemaster (http://www.statemaster.com/index.php
Statistics from
dozens of sources are gathered at this site. Gives data allowing
state-by-state comparison.
Texas State Data Center (txsdc.utsa.edu/)
"Official" statistics
for Texas, focusing on population and socioeconomic data.
INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
OFFSTATS:
Official Statistics on the Web (www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/stats/offstats/)
Huge collection of links to statistics from all over the web
world. Arranged by country, by region, and by topic.
Infonation (www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm)
From the United Nations.
Statistics on every country in the U.N. Be sure to read the
instructions on the opening screen. You are limited to only using the
categories provided; you can't search for your own topic.
NationMaster
(www.nationmaster.com)
Statistics in over 300
categories from almost every country in the world. Comparisons of
countries can be done. Also has brief general profile and map of each
country.
UNESCO
Institute for Statistics
(http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev_en.php?ID=2867_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC)
Statistics from around
the world on topics such as literacy, science, education, etc. From a
branch of the United Nations.
International Data
Base (IDB) (http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html)
From the U.S. Census
Bureau. This site has "statistical tables of demographic, and
socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world."
UC Atlas of Global Inequality
(ucatlas.ucsu.edu)
From the University of
California system. Statistics on a wide variety of indicatiors, health,
economy, gender, etc. for countries all over the world, generally for
1960 and forward. Usually stats can be displayed and downloaded.
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