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Internet sources 

 

Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov

 

How to find census info- WSU College of Nursing

http://nursing.wsu.edu/library/help/CensusInfo.html

A quick guide to using census tract information

 

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009

http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab2006_2009.html

 

Statistical Abstract: Earlier Editions

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/past_years.html

 

EconStats

http://www.econstats.com/index.htm

Economic statistics from around the world.

Scout report 8/15/08

 

Economic indicators

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators

This site provides monthly compilations of economic indicators.  It also contains links to the Federal reserve Archival System for economic indicators back to 1948.

Scout Report 12/12/08

 

 

Census bureau economic indicators

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm

Current and historic indicators

Scout report 7/18/08

 

 

UNdata

http://data.un.org

Scout report 10/24/08

 

 

Gapminder

http://www.gapminder.org

This site was created to promote "sustainable global development" and the achievement of the United Nations Millenium Development goals by increased use of statistics and other information.

Scout report 9/19/08

 

Basic Business Statistics

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_berenson_bbs_11/

 

As business is one of the most popular undergraduate majors in the United States, it stands to reason that there are a number of specialized textbooks and supporting instructional materials that are dedicated to various topics within this field. This particular website is designed to serve as the companion to a basic business statistic textbook published by Prentice Hall, and it contains quizzes, overviews, and other materials that will be helpful to both students of the discipline and educators. The materials here are divided into nineteen chapters that cover topics like sampling, data presentation, linear regression, and decision making. 

Scout report 6/12/09 

 

Data.gov

 

http://www.data.gov/

The purpose of this website "is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government." Search the raw data catalog by category (such as energy or population) or federal agency to obtain machine-readable, platform-independent data sets. Also includes links to tools for mining data sets, a tutorial, and a form for suggesting additional data sets.

LII 6/18/09

 

USDA: The Census of Agriculture

http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/

The United States Department of Agriculture has the results of the 2007 Census of Agriculture now available on its website. Unlike the ten-year census of all people, the census of agriculture occurs every five years. But what exactly is counted in an agriculture census, you might ask? By looking at the USDA website under the Census Highlights section in the middle of the homepage, visitors can get a taste of what data is collected. "Farm Numbers", "Women Farmers", "Demographics", "Watersheds" and a number of farmers of different ethnic groups, such as "Asian Farmers", "Black Farmers"

"Hispanic Farmers" and "American Indian Farmers" are all presented. Also, a few special surveys, which are linked at the bottom of the page address organic farming production and the use of irrigation in farming and ranching. Visitors interested in historical agricultural census data can find it on the left side of the page. The "Historical Years" link has data in ten year increments from 1840-1950, the later dates providing a wider range of data. Also on the left side of the page is a drop down box that allows users to search for census information for a particular state. [KMG]

scout report 6/19/09

 

 

updated 3/12/09