Research Finding Tools: Statistics
Databases
| Current Index to Statistics | |
| Scholarly journal articles and books in statistics, probability, and related fields. Covers materials published 1975-present, with some coverage extending earlier. | |
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| Historical Statistics of the United States | |||
| Quantitative data describing aspects of US history including population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, economic sectors, and governance and international relations. Also includes full-text introductory essays that place the statistical data in context. Users can download tables in Excel or CSV format and create custom tables by merging columns from existing tables. | |||
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| Statistical Datasets | |
| Data sets in many subject areas, including crime and law enforcement, federal assistance, military deployment and deaths, economics, health, and demographics. | |
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| The World Bank’s World Development Indicators: statistical data about development in countries around the world. Covers data up to two years ago. | |||
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Websites
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Provides U.S. crime data, crime patterns, victim characteristics, and international crime statistics.
- Business Data & Statistics
- Collection of business data and statistical sources freely available from several federal agencies.
- Condition of Education (STATISTICS)
- This website is an integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The Condition of Education 2000–2007. Some indicators may have been updated since they appeared in print.
- County & City Data Book
- Provides data for all U.S. states, counties, and cities with a population of 25,000 or more.
- Economic Report of the President
- "The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices." Includes statistics.
- Fast Facts for Congress
- Provides recent demographic data on U.S. Congressional districts.
- Gallup
- Polling data for politics, government, business and society.
- GenderStats: Database of Gender Statitistics
- GenderStats is an electronic database of gender statistics and indicators. Data sources for GenderStats include national statistics, United Nations databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys.
- National Center for Education Statistics
- From the U.S. Department of Education, a search interface that provides access to tables, figures, and charts relating to assessment, educational attainment, state education profiles, etc.
- NationMaster
- "A massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form [provided], you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease."
- Pew Global Attitudes Project
- Provides public data sets and reports on cross-cultural public opinion surveys. Data sets provided in SPSS format.
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
- Summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Provides population, housing, and economic census data as well as key historical data.
- University of Michigan's Statistical Resources on the Web
- Comprehensive collection of statistics available on the web.
- World Bank: Data and Statistics
- Statistics, papers and analysis on global economics