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| This "Toolbox" provides helpful tips on locating, using, and interpreting data and statistics. Click on a topic or scroll down: |
- Accessing Economic Census Data from the U.S. Census Bureau [pdf]
- Census 2000: Tools and Data from the MN State Demographic Center
- Guide to Historical Population and Housing Census Statistics and Maps for Small Area Geography from the UNC Libraries
- Find
it! in DOL from the U.S. Department of Labor
- Get Detailed Statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 2005 Data Guide from North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Information About Specific Data Sources:
- American Community Survey
- American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau
- American Community Survey: Bonanza or Booby Trap from the Minnesota Department of Administration
- The American Community Survey from the Missouri Census Data Center
- About NCES from the National Center for Education Statistics
- About Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS):
- About Census 2000 PUMS from the IN Business Research Center
- About ACS PUMS from the U.S. Census Bureau
- About the SAHIE Program from the U.S. Census Bureau, SAHIE Program
- County
Business Patterns FAQs from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Bridge Between NAICS and SIC from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Overview from the North Carolina State Data Center
- Economic Research Service from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Guide to the 2002 Economic Census from the U.S. Census Bureau
- National
Center for Health Statistics Data Warehouse FAQs
- NCHS Overview from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
- Overview of the Population Estimates Program from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Overview of the SAIPE Program from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Using American FactFinder from the U.S. Census
Bureau:
- Census 2000: American FactFinder Workshop Online from the UNC Libraries
- Finding City and Census Tract Data in American FactFinder from Spokane Falls Community College [doc]
- Guide to American FactFinder Geography and Functionality from the UNC Libraries
- Navigating the Census Bureau's American FactFinder Website from the UNC Libraries
- Using Interactive Data Sites as a Tool for Classroom Learning (Presentations for the MSS Annual Meeting, April 2007):
Understanding/Interpreting Data and Statistics:
- Basic Explanation 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 from NDSDC North Dakota Population Projections document)
- Organizing & Presenting Data: A How To Primer from 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
- Analyzing Survey Data from University of FL Extension
- Elements of Survey Design from Creative Research Systems
- Introduction to Survey Methodology and Design from Worcester Polytechnic Institution
- Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences from Athabasca University
- Program
Development and Evaluation from University of WI Extension
- Evaluation from University of WI Extension
- Survey Design Considerations from WebSurveyor [pdf]
- Survey Tool Kit from Pearson
- Web Center for Social Research Methods from Cornell University
- Determining Sample Size from University of FL Extension
- Sample Size and Confidence Interval Calculator from Pearson
- 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
- Babel Fish Translation from Altavista
- Basic Elements of English Grammar Guide from the University of Calgary
- Citation Styles for Research Papers from Long Island University
- Dictionary.com from Lexico Publishing Group
- OWL - Online Writing Lab from Purdue University
- Plagiarism: What it is and how to recognize and avoid it from Indiana University
- Program
Development and Evaluation from University of WI Extension
- Evaluation from University of WI Extension
- Strategic Frame Analysis from the Frameworks Institute
- Glossary of Terms from the U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder
- Glossary from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Definitions of Commonly Used Terms from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
- Poverty
Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- FAQs
- Poverty Thresholds from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Rural/Urban/Metro/Nonmetro and Frontier Discussion from the NDSDC
- Understanding Census 2000 Race and Ethnicity Variables from the National Center for Education Statistics
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