Research Guides: Statistics, Demographics, and Other Quantitative Data: Statistical Databases

Data Databases

Statista
Statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases. Provides quantitative facts on agriculture, finance, politics, technology, health, public opinion, and market research.
Statistical Abstract of the US
Statistics on demographics and social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. 1878-present.
Detailed Guide to this resource.

Data USA
Visualization of U.S. public datasets
Gapminder
Videos, Flash presentations and PDF charts showing major global development trends with animated statistics in colorful graphics.

General Social Survey (GSS)
The General Social Survey (GSS) is the only full-probability, personal-interview survey designed to study the complexity and monitor changes in both social characteristics and attitudes currently being conducted in the United States.
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Since 1972, the General Social Survey (GSS) has provided politicians, policymakers, and scholars with a clear, unbiased perspective on what Americans think and feel about issues such as national spending priorities, crime and punishment, intergroup relations, and confidence in institutions.
Dataset Search from Google
Use Google's Dataset Search to find institutional & government datasets.
Google Public Data
Provides public data and forecasts from a range of international organizations and academic institutions, displayed as line graphs, bar graphs, cross sectional plots or on maps.
Mendeley Data
Cloud repository where you can store, share, publish and find research data.
re3data
Registry of Research Data Repositories
Dataverse from Harvard
Open access research datasets repository.
Data Respositories from Open Access Directory

Qualitative Data	Quantitative Data
Deals with descriptions Data can be observed but not measured Colors, textures, smells, tastes, appearance, beauty etc. Qualitative ► Quality	Deals with numbers Data which can be measured Length, height, area, volume, weight, speed, time, cost, etc. Quantitative ► Quantity
Example: Oil Painting	Example: Oil Painting
Qualitative data: blue dress, brown frame smells old and musty texture shows brush strokes of oil paint masterful brush strokes	Quantitative data: picture is 10" by 14" weights 8.5 pounds sold for $300

Qualitative Data

Quantitative Data

Example: Oil Painting Framed oil painting of woman in blue dress

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