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Statistics

Quick Facts - United States
From the U.S. Census Bureau
StateMaster
This site provides comparative U.S. State statistics on a variety of topics. In many cases, statistics can also be displayed as bar graphs, charts or maps.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Offers a vast array of national, state, county and local labor statistics on topics such as unemployment, wages, and workplace injuries.
U.S. Census Bureau
Census 2000 and 2010 and American Community Survey yearly data. Includes information broken down by state.
Rhode Island Quick Facts
From the Census Bureau.
Newport County Quick Facts
From the U.S. Census Bureau

FedStats
Provides links to statistical data from over 100 U.S. Government agency Web sites.
Gallup Organization
Opinion polls and trends from the Gallup News Organization
PollingReport.com
Compiles polling information from a wide variety of news sources, focusing on trends in American public opinion.
U.S. Census Bureau
Census 2000 and 2010 and American Community Survey yearly data.
Data & Statistics
USA.gov - Government Statistics by topic
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Provides statistical publications in the areas of crime, victims, the court, corrections and law enforcement.
FBI Crime Statistics
Uniform Crime Reports
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
NACJD

EUROSTAT
EUROSTAT, the official statistical office of the European Union, offers statistical data on a wide variety of topics.
Gapminder.org
A non-profit organization providing access to global statistics and trends.
NationMaster
Provides comparative national statistics on a variety of topics. In many cases, statistics can also be displayed as bar graphs, charts or maps.
Population Reference Bureau
This private foundation's international programs compile statistics on population, health, and the environment worldwide.
STATcompiler
This tool from USAID "allows users to make custom tables based on hundreds of demographic and health indicators across more than 70 countries"
UN: Social Indicators
Social and economic statistics from the United Nations
UNDATA
This site provides a single entry point for all UN generated data. It allows users to browse or search using keywords.
World Development Indicators
World Databank
Worldwide Governance Indicators
This World Bank resource reports on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

National Agricultural Statistics Service
Conducts surveys and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Topics include the production and supply of food and fiber, prices page and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in U.S. producers demographics.
FAOSTAT
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations offers data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries through this website.
USDA Food Environment Atlas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service Databases
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service compiles a variety of statistics on the supply, demand, and price of world commodities. They offer databases for obtaining data on U.S. export sales; production, supply and distribution; market access and tariffs; and other trade data.
Gapminder.org
A non-profit organization providing access to global statistics and trends.

Digest of Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Education - National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Education
Gapminder.org
A non-profit organization providing access to global statistics and trends.

Education Databases
Click to access education databases of scholarly resources.

County/State

County Health Rankings
University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Department of Public Health - RI
Rhode Island

National

Centers for Disease Control
The CDC creates data and statistics sections for each of the diseases listed on their website.
Demographic & Health Surveys
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
Compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of the U.S. population.
National Institute of Mental Health: the Numbers Count
Part of the National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HHS.gov

International

Global Health Observatory
This product from the World Health Organization provides access to health statistics on disease, life expectancy, health systems, risk factors, health equity, road safety, and other topics.
NationMaster
Provides comparative national statistics on a variety of topics. In many cases, statistics can also be displayed as bar graphs, charts or maps.
World Health Organization
Global Health Statistics
Gapminder.org
A non-profit organization providing access to global statistics and trends.

Immigration Statistics
U.S. Department of Homeland Security; includes the annual Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
International Migration Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
NationMaster
Provides comparative national statistics on a variety of topics. In many cases, statistics can also be displayed as bar graphs, charts or maps.

National

American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau
National Historical Geographic Information System
Provides population, housing, agricultural, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for geographic units in the United States from 1790 to the present.
U.S. Census Bureau
An array of US Census data presented in a variety of formats.

International

NationMaster
Provides comparative national statistics on a variety of topics. In many cases, statistics can also be displayed as bar graphs, charts or maps.
Population Reference Bureau DataFinder
The Population Reference Bureau is a private foundation that compiles U.S. and international population data including demographic, housing, poverty, family structure, and commuting data.
STATcompiler
This tool from USAID "allows users to make custom tables based on hundreds of demographic and health indicators across more than 70 countries"
UN Demographic Yearbook
The Demographic Yearbook disseminates statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage and divorce, and special topics on an annual basis.
UN Population Information Network
POPIN is a guide to population information available through various U.N. websites. It provides links to global and regional population statistics including population projections, demographic yearbooks, vital statistics, social indicators, urbanization, literacy, health and more.
Gapminder.org
A non-profit organization providing access to global statistics and trends.

Center for International Earth Science Information Network
"CIESIN has four divisions that reflect the organization's focus in the areas of Internet-based data and information management. ......Geospatial Applications, Information Services, Information Technology, and Science Applications."
Department of Energy Data Explorer
"Use the DOE Data Explorer (DDE) to find scientific research data - such as computer simulations, numeric data files, figures and plots, interactive maps, multimedia, and scientific images..."
National Centers for Environmental Information
NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) preserves, monitors, assesses, and provides public access to the Nation's treasure of geophysical data and information.
National Science Foundation
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Data on climate, weather, fisheries, satellites, oceans, beach temperatures.
US Energy Information Administration
“Our mission is to provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.”

USDA Food Environment Atlas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
International Monetary Fund
The World Bank
An international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs.
Federal Reserve Economic Data
Provides access to nearly 420,000 economic data series from 80 regional, national, and international sources
More Economics Resources

Using Statistics

Why Use Statistics?

Strengthen your position and argument.
Provide objectivity to your argument, allowing it to be debated on the facts.
Provide context for the topic in discussion.

Writing a paper that includes statistics?

Purdue OWL Writing with Statistics
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/672/1/
Visit Purdue's Online Writing Lab to learn how to use statistics more effectively in your writing.
Statistics Every Writer Should Know
https://www.robertniles.com/stats/
Basic concepts in statistics that everyone should know.

Evaluating Statistics:

All statistical data should be evaluated for the following criteria prior to use:

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