Statistical Information & Quantitative Data
Major Sets of Statistics & Data
Country Profiles (BBC) "Instant guide" to statistics, history, news, politics, chronology of key events, leaders, media, and economics of countries of the world.
Country, Religion, Topical Statistics -- OFFSTATS Quick and convenient, provides official statistics from agencies such as as UNICEF, World Bank, local ministries per country and other variables.
Europa
World: The Europa World Year Book online Political and economic
information for over 250 countries.
ICPSR, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Use with statistical software such as SPSS or SAS. "ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction." For help, consult with Social Science Data Services.
Index to ICPSR Data Sets This University of Michigan site helps researchers to find surveys and polls on particular subjects by providing an electronic index to the data sets.
International
Bibliography of the Social Sciences Citations from an international selection
of publications, including over 2600 journals, in all areas of the social
sciences with emphasis on economics, political science, sociology and anthropology.
LexisNexis
Statistical Statistical information
from governmental and privately-published sources, including the
American Statistics Index (ASI) and Statistical Reference Index (SRI).
Nations of the World A-Z list of all countries in the world and their official languages. Click on the country name to link to "One World - Nations Online" which provides news links, maps, statistics, current topics, and more on languages of every country of the world.
PAIS
International Bibliographic index to the literature of
public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general.
Journal articles, books, government documents, statistical
compilations, committee reports, directories, serials, reports
of public, intergovernmental, and private organizations, and
most other forms of printed literature from all over the world
are indexed. This database covers 1972 to the present. Go to PAIS
International Archive for coverage from 1937-1976. (The
archive will eventually cover 1915 through 1976.)
Political
Handbook of the World A component of the CQ
Press Political Reference Suite.
Political and government
information on all countries.
Statistical Data Locators A comprehensive set of links to statistics on the web.
Statistical Resources on the Web - Numerous free statistical resources. Some proprietary databases restricted to UMICH community.
United Nations Common Database (UNCDB) Access to over 300 data series on economic, social, health, environmental, and other variables for all available countries. Some time-series start with 1945. Data sources include IMF, World Bank, UN, and about 30 specialized international agencies.
U.S. Federal Government Statistics- Fedstats Gateway to statistics of over 100 federal agencies. Search by topic or agency (e.g., abortion or the Center for Disease Control; air pollution or the Environmental Protection Agency).
Worldwide
Political Science Abstracts Citations with abstracts from
more than 1100 journals in political science and related disciplines.
Coverage is international in scope.
World
Almanac Online version of the World Almanac and
Book of Facts.
World
Factbook (CIA) Extensive information on
all countries.
Economics, Finance & Development
Economic Research, FRED Easy to use time-series database with statistics on banking, Consumer Price Index, employment and population, trade and international transactions, and more from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Economist
Intelligence Unit on the Internet Data on 150
countries, from about 1980 to present. Includes
commerce, finance and news updates as well as other
country information.
Foreign Trade Statistics Imports and exports of the United States.
ISI
Emerging Markets Information
about the conditions in developing
countries of Latin America,
Asia and Europe. Includes industry
and analyst reports, macroeconomic
statistics and forecasts, legal
and regulatory information,
and opinion polls.
SourceOECD Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development. Full-text of periodicals
and statistics. See also OECD
Index 
.
SRDS Media Solutions Standard Rate and Data Service database of cataloged entries of more than 100,000 U.S. and international media properties that are updated monthly. Includes Business Publication Advertising Source, Direct Marketing List Source, Radio Advertising Source, Interactive Advertising Source, Newspaper Advertising Source, Consumer Magazine Advertising Source and TV and Cable Source.
World
Development Indicators Includes 695 series for 229 countries,
with range of social, economic, poverty, environmental and
other data. Fairly unique in providing some data on military
topics. Time span generally begins with 1960. Requires Internet Explorer for access, and VPN for access from off campus.
World
Economic Outlook (WEO) Database This site
provides the most frequently requested statistics
from the
International Monetary
Fund's biannual
World Economic Outlook.
Elections
Vital Statistics
on American Politics A component of the CQ
Press Political Reference Suite. Over 200 data tables and
statistics on politics dating back to 1788. Organized by topics
such as elections, campaign finance, parties, the military,
the media, and foreign policy.
Labor
KILM Key Indicators of the Labour Market International Labour Organization's 18 indicators of employment. KILM may be used to examine trends in participation in the world of work. This web site provides information about KILM and how to use the data, which is available on CD-ROM in the Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department.
Labor
Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey Data from
monthly household survey "provides a comprehensive body of information
on the employment and unemployment experience of the Nation's population,
classified by age, sex, race, and a variety of other characteristics."
Law & Criminal Justice
United
Nations/Justice/Statistics Collection Free international
statistical resource. Some full text reports available.
Polling Statistics
Worldwide Polling Statistics for Journalism Covers (1) foreign and multinational polls, (2) major domestic media polls, (3) public opinion in the U.S., (4) public opinion studies in scholarly journals, and (5) survey research teaching and learning tools.
Population & Demographics
A-Z
of Countries of the World Oxford reference work
CenStats Statistics, demographic information and other data from several Census Bureau databases.
Country Profiles (BBC) "Instant guide" to statistics, history, news, politics, chronology of key events, leaders, media, and economics of countries of the world.
County & City Data Book (2000 edition) Census figures for U.S. counties and major cities. PDF version of the 2000 printed edition.
Historical
Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present Historical
data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Popline More than 300,000 citations with abstracts to articles, books and reports on population, family planning, demography, and related health issues.
State and County QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau) Very easy interface to extensive census information on the nation, states, counties, and large cities levels. Population statistics (e.g., children under poverty, college graduates), Business facts (e.g., retail sales) and geographical details (e.g., land area). Also contains some over-time comparison statistics.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
Security Studies
Military Personnel Statistics "Provides statistical information on active duty U.S. military personnel strengths by service for the current month, current year, and back to 1993, and by region area and country for 1950 and 1953 through the most recent data. Also includes service totals by rank and grade for 1994 to the present as well as women only reports for 1994 through 2001, and selected historical medical care reports for 1978 through 1996. From the U.S. Department of Defense." (LII)
First:
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends Joint project
of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and
International Relations and Security Network (ISN). A federated systems
of multiple databases and documents prepared by over 15 centers,
agencies, and programs. Includes data on states and international
organizations,
statistics, chronologies, and facts on topics such as conflicts,
arms transfers and military expenditure.
The Study of Statistics, Online
ebrary This is a full text database of e-books, including many on or about statistics. To access from off campus, click on "Get ebrary Reader" in the upper right corner of the main screen. You need do this only once (i.e., you do not have to do it again next time you use ebrary).
MathSciNet Citations to articles, conference papers, books, and
technical reports in various topics including statistics.
Encyclopedia
of Measurement and Statistics, 3 volumes, 2007.
Statistical Literacy Provides a series of effective, easily understood learning modules such as "Describing, clarifying and presenting data."
Statistical Understanding Made Simple University of Glasgow. Provides option to create a tutorial (for instructors) or use "Ready Made Tutorials." Explains types of statistics and graphs, and contains games that can be used to explore the effects of standard deviations and related concepts.
