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Using the Web for Research:
Statistical Web Sites
Statistical Web Sites
Statistics are readily available from many Web sites, including academic, government, and organization Web sites. You can find a variety of statistics from these sources, such as data sets, summary data, and forecasting trends.
Examples of Statistical Web Sites
- Gateways to
Statistical Data
- Statistical
Resources on the Web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
From the University of Michigan's Document Center includes valuable links to both U.S. and international data.
- U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
Access to all of the statistical data that the U.S. Census Bureau makes available electronically.
- Statistical
Resources on the Web
- Data Sets
- Data
sets from the U.S. Census Bureau's American FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?
- ICPSR Data Archive
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu
With access to the world's largest archive of computer-readable social science data.
- Data
sets from the U.S. Census Bureau's American FactFinder
Tools to Find Statistical Web Sites
- Search Engines
Most Web search engines can be used to find statistical Web sites. Some of the larger search tools are:
- Specialized Search
Tools
- FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov
Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies that allows searching across agency Web sites.
- Statistics.com
http://www.statistics.com
A searchable directory of links to statistics sources grouped by subject.
- FedStats
Issues to Consider
Pay particular attention to the following criteria when evaluating statisitcal Web sites:
- legitimacy of the sponsoring organization
- currency of the data
- currency of gateway site's links
Practice
Try a search at FedStats (http://www.fedstats.gov) for statistics on distance education.