Library Guides: STAT 530: Getting started

STAT 530 Research Assingment

For this assignment, you will need to find the dataset you would like to use for the assignment, then find supportive research (aka articles, newspapers, books, etc.) to pair with the data you analyze.

Datasets
- General
- Business
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- Education
- Environment
- Health
- Social Work
- Sociology
Find supportive research
Cite your sources using APA or AMA style

General Data Sets

Data.gov
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
Gapminder Data
Identifies the most ignored global facts by comparing what people think against the official statistics. Offers visualization tools and other resources.
Pew Research Center Datasets
Raw data sets from the Pew Research Center
Re3Data: Registry of Research Data Repositories
Identifying and lists 1,500 research data repositories, searchable by name, content, and country.
UNdata
Offers free access to 60 million statistical records from 24 UN agencies. Searchable by keyword or browse by topic or country.