DATA AND RESEARCH RESOURCES
Information about Other Data Sources:
- American Community Survey
- American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau
- National Center for Education Statistics
- About Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS):
- About ACS PUMS from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Small Area Health Insurance Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau
- National Center for Health Statistics Data
- Overview of the Population Estimates Program from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates from U.S. Census Bureau
- Using American FactFinder from the U.S. Census Bureau:
- Census 2000: American FactFinder Workshop Online from the UNC Libraries
Understanding/Interpreting Data and Statistics:
- Basic Explanations of Confidence Intervals from the U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE Program
- Correlation from Creative Research Systems
- Data Interpretation Guide (excerpt from North Dakota KIDS COUNT 2005 Data Guide)
- How to Understand Statistics from the BBC's h2g2
- Hyperstat Online from David Lane at Rice University
- Interpreting Population Pyramids (excerpt form the NDSDC North Dakota Populations Projections document)
- Organizing & Presenting Data: A How to Primerfrom South Dakota KIDS COUNT and USD
- Reading and Writing Statistics from the UNC
- Statistical Significance from Creative Research Systems
- Statistics Every Writer Should Know from Robert Niles at the USC
- Those Scary Statistics from Craig Hospital
- Using Statistics from Purdue University
Research Methods Resources:
- Analysing Survey Data from University of FL Extension
- Elements of Survey Design from Creative Research Systems
- Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences from Athabasca University
- Program Development and Evaluation from University of WI Extension
- Evaluation research from University of WI Extension
- Web Center for Social Research Methods from Cornell University
Sampling Design Resources:
- Determining Sample Size from University of FL Extension
- Sample Size Calculator from MaCorr Research Solutions Online
- Sample Size Calculator from Creative Research Systems
- Sampling Issues: Nonresponse from University of FL Extension
- Sampling the Evidence of Extension Program Impact from University of FL Extension
Definitions and Terms Used by Other Data Sources:
- Glossary of Terms from the U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder
- Glossary from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Poverty Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Rural/Urban/Metro/NonMetro and Frontier Discussion from the NDSDC
- Understanding Census 2000 Race and Ethinicity Variables from the National Center for Education Statistics