The reference guide to data sources /

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Author / Creator:	Bauder, Julia.
Imprint:	Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2014.
Description:	x, 172 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Statistics -- Computer network resources -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Social sciences -- Statistics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Internet research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Electronic reference sources -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Internet searching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. World Wide Web -- Subject access -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Electronic reference sources. Internet research. Internet searching. Social sciences -- Statistics. Statistics -- Computer network resources. World Wide Web -- Subject access. Handbooks and manuals.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10042826

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Varying Form of Title:	Guide to data sources Data sources
ISBN:	9780838912270 (paper : alk. paper) 0838912273 (paper : alk. paper) 9780838919620 (PDF) 0838919626 (PDF) 9780838919637 (ePub) 0838919634 (ePub) 9780838919644 (Kindle) 0838919642 (Kindle)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Questions about statistics have long been a staple at library reference desks. The rise of the Internet and the spread of statistical software packages have blurred the line between statistics reference and data reference. This guide is designed to help you answer basic data reference questions without having to refer to a dedicated data services librarian.

Table of Contents:

Data reference basics
General sources
Agriculture and food
Crime
Earth science : general
Earth science : air, climate, and weather
Earth science : water
Economics : general
Economics : government finance
Economics : firms and industries
Economics : commodities
Economics : labor
Economics : macroeconomic accounts
Economics : banks and lending
Economics : real estate
Economics : trade and tariffs
Education
Energy
Health and health care
People and households
Political science : elections
Political science : war and peace
Political science : other
Public opinion surveys
Transportation
Spatial data
When all else fails : using article databases, WorldCat, and real live people to find data
Appendixes : A: citing data ; B: getting started with the survey documentation and analysis software.

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