EC 262: Principles of Statistics 2

• UNR's Best Online Resources for Statistics
• Articles about Statistics & Articles with Statistical Content
• Web Gateways
• Nevada-related Data Sources
• U.S. Government Data Sources
• Specialized Web Sites for Demographic Data

UNR's Best Online Resources for Statistics

• Global Market Information Database
  • For over 200 countries, demographic and economic statistics, including consumer lifestyles, and retailing. 1977(earliest date of some tables)- present. Market analysis reports for over 350 markets for the last five years. Tables may be opened and saved in Excel.
• STAT-USA
  • A database of current and historical U.S. economic data and international trade information. Produced by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
• Statistical Universe
  • Index and selected power tables to international, U.S. federal & state government statistical publications, and to privately published statistical sources from 1972 to the present.

UNR-licensed Online Resources for Articles about Statistics & Articles with Statistical Content

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  • Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles.
• Business & Industry
  • Indexes over 1200 trade magazines, newsletters, business press and international business dailies. Use to find both US and international information on companies, industries, products and markets. Covers 1994 to present. 
• Business Source Premier (EBSCOHost)
  • About 3,050 full-text scholarly publications, plus abstracts for 3,850+ journals, in management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more. Also includes country economic reports and profiles for 5,000 large companies. 1965- present for selected titles.
• EconLit
  • Index to articles in journals, books, dissertations, and working papers in economics.1969 - present.

Selected World Wide Web Sources for Statistics

Web Gateways to Statistical Sources

• Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics
• Government Information Sharing Project
• Historical United States Census Data Browser
• Social Science and Government Data Library. University of California, Berkeley
• U.S. Demography

Nevada-related Data Sources

• Census 2000 Data for the State of Nevada
• Nevada Labor Market Information
• Nevada State Data Center
• Nevada State Demographer
• Nevada Statistical Abstract

U.S. Government Data Sources

• U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
• U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control. National Center for Health Statistics
• U.S. Census Bureau: American Factfinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
  • Use Census data to create customized demographic reports & save them in Excel format.
• U.S. National Cancer Institute: Statistics 
• U.S. Department of Education: National Center for Education Statistics

Specialized Web Sites for Demographic Data

• Demographic Data Sources on the Internet
  • More links to Web-based sources with U.S. and worldwide coverage. Some sources are available only to UNR users.
• ICPSR
  • Extensive data archive covering many U.S. and foreign topics. 
• Power Reporting: Sample Data Files
  • Excel files on politics, consumer expenditures, accidents & much more.