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How to FIND... Statistics |
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- Search TIPS — Keywords
- Books & ebooks
- Journals & Articles
- Websites
Search Keywords To locate statistical information in ORU databases and on the Web, use words that
identify your
topic or
concepts with key
terms such as data, statistic or percent. Examples:
| your topic(s) |
AND |
statistic*
fact sheet*
percent
data |
| Examples: |
| nanotechnology |
AND |
statistic* |
| nanotechnology |
AND |
fact sheet* |
| "DNA fingerprinting" |
AND |
percent |
| advertising and "energy drink" |
AND |
statistic* |
| college and athlete and "time
management" |
AND |
data |
| musician* and social network* |
AND |
statistic |
Add Date LIMITS If you need statistics within a date range then specify or limit the dates.
For
example, when searching the Web include the dates in your search query, such as (2010 or 2011 or 2012).
Most databases and the advanced search in search engines allow you to limit to specific dates.
Locate Authoritative Web Sites & Government Statistics
Search for and restrict
results to government and association or organization fact sheets, which usually include statistics and often reference primary sources, such as original
research or studies.
Limit to domain .gov for government sites or add association or organization to
your keyword terms.
| Concept 1: Use keywords that describe your topic |
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Concept 2 |
|
Concept 3 |
| your topic 1 AND topic 2 |
AND |
statistic*
fact sheet*
percent
data
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AND |
site:.gov
association or organization |
| Examples: |
| nanotechnology |
AND |
statistic* |
AND |
site:.gov |
| children and diabetes |
AND |
"fact sheet" |
AND |
site:.gov |
| steroids |
AND |
percent |
AND |
"Drug Enforcement Agency" |
| steroid abuse |
AND |
statistic* |
AND |
"National Football League" |
| college and athlete and "time management" |
AND |
data |
AND |
association or organization |
See: Key Points: Search Strategies for use of quotation marks, the asterisk and more.
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Statistics - Books & ebooks |
Books in the Reference Collection Inquire at the Reference Desk for help finding books that contain data, charts and statistics.
Examples:
CQ Researcher  -
Print copy, call #H35.E353 LRC-R
Statistical Abstract of the United States- Print copy, call #HA202.S72
LRC-R
Books/ebooks in
the Library Catalog
Use the subject field and type statistics (shown below) or
other similar term. Browse the subject indexes or add descriptive keywords to your search to narrow the results. Then, select one or mark several statistic
subjects from the list. Browse and select a title.
View records for Subjects: Statistics.
Statistical ebooks in ebrary Select the subject field, type statistics. Narrow the search results by
adding relevant keywords that describe what you need.
View ebooks for Subjects:
Statistics.
Sample ebrary ebooks
Statistics - Journals & Articles |
Statistical Journals, Trade Publications, etc. Use the ORU
A-to-Z Journals List and try a title keyword or advanced search
for statistic*.
View titles list for Statistics,
Statistical 140+ journal Titles Articles with Statistics
and Data Select appropriate databases and use descriptive, relevant keywords.
For example,
the search below could be used to find articles with statistics, data, or facts on the topic of the wisdom
of crowds. 
Religion
Websites with Statistics or Data For
a list of selective statistical web sites with abstracts, go to the ATLA
Religion Database, limit the Publication Type to multimedia, type keyword statistic* as
shown below. (Note: Publication type "multimedia" includes Websites, though not all mayl be open access, and file and recording indexing.) 
- Government Statistics
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- Fedstats: Gateway
to Statistics from 100+ U.S. Federal Agencies
- Provides full text statistical statements on current social,
economic, political, health, and environmental issues and public policy topics.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
- Administration
on Aging: Statistics (Dept. of Health & Human Services)
- American
FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Population, housing, industry, economic, and geographic data.
- Bureau
of Economic Analysis (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
- National, international, and regional data.
- Bureau
of Justice Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
- Statistics about crimes, victims, offenders, prosecution, etc.
- Bureau
of Labor Statistics
- • Databases, Tables & Calculators by Subject (U.S. Dept. of Labor) - Employment
statistics, wages, living and working conditions, economic statistics, productivity and technology. Publications includes
- • Spotlight on Statistics - Comprehensive data on a variety of topics such as:
- 2012 - Fashion | The Recession of 2007-2009
- 2011 Archive - Automobiles | School's
Out | Women at Work
- 2010 Archive - Food for Thought | Back
to College | Travel
- Cancer.gov: Statistics
- http://www.cancer.gov/statistics
- CensusScope
- "...an
easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends, brought to you by the Social
Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the Univ. of Michigan."
http://censusscope.org/
- Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention: Data and Statistics
- http://www.census.gov/cps/
- Current
Population Survey (Bureau of Labor Statistics & Census Bureau)
- http://www.census.gov/cps/
- Drug
Enforcement Administration: State Factsheet
- http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/state_factsheets.html
- Federal
Bureau of Prisons: Quick Facts (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
- http://www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp
- Internal
Revenue Service: Tax Stats (U.S. Dept. of Treasury)
- Information
about individuals, business taxpayers, tax exempt organizations
http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/index.html
- National
Center for Education Statistics (U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences) http://nces.ed.gov/
- - Fast Facts
- - Digest of Education Statistics - "Statistical information covering the broad field of American
education from prekindergarten through graduate school."
- National
Agricultural Statistics Service (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
- Contains
also historical data
http://www.nass.usda.gov/
- National
Center for Health Statistics (CDC-Center for Disease Control)
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
- QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau)
- "Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography."
- http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
- Statistical
Info. Analysis Division: Procurement (U.S. Dept. of Defense)
- http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/procurement/Procurement.html
- U.S. Census Bureau (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
- http://www.census.gov/
- UNdata
- Includes: 1) Databases and tables covering Crime, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Food and Agriculture, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human Development, Indication Database,
Industry, Population, Refugees, Trade, and more); 2) Updates; and 3) Country data services. More
- http://data.un.org/
- World
FactBook (CIA)
- Information on history, people, government,
transportation, communications, economy,geography, military, and transnational
issues for 266 world entities.
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
- Other
Statistic Sources
- ARDA:
Association of Religion Data Archive
- http://www.arda.tm/
- Divorce
Statistics Collection
- Statistics
on divorce and children of divorce.
http://www.divorcereform.org/stats.html
- Internetnews.com:
Stats
- Internet
traffic, usage, demographics, e-commerce, and more.
For example, on the pull down menu, choose "Full
toolbox" then scroll to "Teen and Young Adult
Media Exposure."
http://www.internetnews.com/stats/
- Statistics
(National Center for Victims of Crimes)
- Carjacking,
child abuse, corrections, cost of crimes, domestic
terrorism, etc. http://www.ncvc.org/resources/statistics/
- Sourcebook
of Criminal Justice Statistics (Bureau of
Justice Statistics)
- Data
on all aspects of criminal justice in the
U.S.
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
- WHO
Statistical Information System
- Health
and health-related statistics from
the WHO.
http://www.who.int/whosis/
- Web Portals & Other Resources
for Finding Statistics
- ipl2: Statistics | Facts
- Previously, Internet Public Library.
- Statistics and Statistical Graphics Resources
- Annotated
collection of links to resources
for statistics.
http://www.math.yorku.ca/SCS/StatResource.html
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