Ready
Reference Sources
Handbooks
- Cambridge Dictionary
of Statistics. 1998 QA 276.15 E84 1998 Ref.
- Interpreting
Quantitative Data with SPSS
HA 32 A68 2003
- Quantitative
Data Analysis with SPSS Release 8 for Windows:
A Guide for Social Scientists. 1999 HA 32 B795 1999
- SPSS Base 10.0
Applications Guide. 1999 HA32 .S546 1999
- SPSS Base 10.0
User's Guide. 1999 HA32 .S548 1999
- SPSS for Windows
Step by Step : A Simple Guide and Reference, 9.0 Update. 2000
HA32 .G45 2000
- Using SPSS for
Windows : Analyzing and Understanding Data. 2000
HA 32 G737 2000
Statistical methods
- CRC Handbook
of Tables for Probability and Statistics. 1985 QA 276 C73 1985 Ref.
- Dictionary of
Statistical Methods. 1993 HA 17 V64 1993 Ref.
- Encyclopedia
of Statistical Sciences. 9 vols. QA 276.14 E5 Ref.
- International
Encyclopedia of Statistics. 2 vols. 1978 HA 17 I63 Ref.
Locating Descriptive
Statistics
- Historical Statistics
of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970. 2 vols. 1976
HA 202 B7 1976 Ref.
- Finding Statistics
Online: How to Locate the Elusive Numbers You Need. 1998
HA 33.5 B47 1998 Ref.
- Statistical
Abstract of the United States. Annual
HA 202 Ref.; also available online via Statistical
Universe on Lexis-Nexis or
at the Census
Bureau.
- Statistical
Universe -Available via Lexis-Nexis
- Statistics Sources.
1990 -Extensive bibliography for locating statistics; international
scope.
HA 36 S83 Ref.
Bibliographies
and Indexes
- Current Index
to Statistics, Applications, Methods and Theory (CIS)
- online via
DIALOG file 239 (1974-1994) (ask Sandy Ward).
- free web access
to older
CIS database (lags several years)
- CD-ROM version
(ask Professor George Cobb)
- Index to Statistics
and Probability (Tukey)
ICPSR
Data Archives
Census
2000
Selected
WWW Sites
- AmeriStat
-Easy-to-use U.S. demographic data provided by the Population Reference
Bureau Social Science Data Analysis Network
- Cornell
Institute for Social and Economic Research -Links to government
and commercial data sets available online.
- Council
of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA) -CESSDA
"promotes the acquisition, archiving and distribution of electronic
data for social science teaching and research in Europe;" links
to European data archives, some with sets available for immediate, free
downloading.
- Data
and Program Library Service -Links to data archives,
organized by state and country.
- European
Public Opinion. -Provides digests and reports based on the surveys
done by Eurobarometer. (for the raw survey data, in depth, of the Eurobarometer,
see also ICPSR as noted above)
- Federal
Electronic Research and Review Extraction Tool (FERRET) -A multi-agency
search tool for locating data sets from the Bureau of the Census, Bureau
of Labor Statistics, and National Center for Health Statistics.
- FedStats
-Provides access to data sets from specific Federal agencies,
including the Bureau of the Census, Environmental Protection Agency,
and National Science Foundation.
- Geospatial
and Statistical Data Center -Access to federal government
data sets formatted for interactive searching by the Univ. of Virginia,
includes county and city data books; the "Interactive Data"
link is a good place to begin.
- Global
Change Master Directory(GCMD) -NASA's major resource for locating
Earth science data. With over 8,100 data set descriptions from more
than 1000 worldwide data providers, the GCMD offers scientists, researchers,
students, planners and others, a free web-based service for searching
and retrieving data set information--note the "Human Dimensions"
section.
- Health
Poll Search -Database
of approximately 40,000 health-related questions dating back to 1935
created through the partnership of the Roper Center at the University
of Connecticut and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Public opinion poll
topics include abortion, genetics, HIV, and violence.
- Odum
Institute for Research in Social Science Louis Harris Data Archive
-Large data archive held at the Univ. of North Carolina. Search
the Data Archive Catalog or the Public Opinion Poll Question Database.
Many opinion polls have interactive web-based tools to run cross-tabulations.
- Murray
Research Center Data Archive -A" national repository for
social and behavioral science data on human development and social change,
especially data that illuminate women's lives," housed within the
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The data archives are accessible
to researchers nationwide, students and faculty alike.
- Population
Reference Bureau
-International
data pulled from various sources arranged by topics areas such as fertility,
migration, urbanization, etc.
- Roper
Center for Public Opinion Research -"Largest library
of public opinion data in the world" including access to the Social
Capital Community Benchmark Survey, located at the Univ. of Connecticut.
- Social
Science Data Archives -Extensive list of data archives, international
in scope, including links to the World Bank, sponsored by McGraw-Hill
Ryerson.
- Social
Science Data Archives -Another extensive listing of data archives
with a focus on sociology and history sources.
- Social
Sciences Data Collection (SSDS) -Interesting experimental search
tool for locating data sets available on the Internet, includes relevance
ranking, from Univ. of California, San Diego.
- Social
Sciences Research and Instructional Council -Statistics teaching
resources depository created by the California State University system;
includes several curriculum modules and a beginner's SPSS software tutorial.
- Social
Statistics Briefing Room -Provides access to current Federal
social statistics.
- World
Development Indicators -From the World Bank Group
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