These directories contain listings by country of major statistical agencies. Organizations like the OECD and UN collect much of their data directly from country agencies. Going directly to those agencies is a good way to find data collected on a regional rather than country level or in more detail than is provided by international compilations.…
AgEcon Search AgNIC: Agricultural and Applied Economics Resources on the Internet is a web site from the Magrath Library at the University of Minnesota. Part of the Agriculture Network Information Center, it provides a starting point for research in agriculture economics. Included are full-text resource, including a searchable bibliographical database of agricultural and applied economics…
Rand California’s office of Population and Demographic Statistics provides immigration statistics by state or by metropolitan area on their web site. The source of these data from 1990-2000 is the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Since the INS is no longer publishing this information, Rand is looking for new sources. Note also that state border…
This post is just a reminder that the library’s reference collection contains such works as The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms, ed. by Yadolah Dodge. Oxford, 2003. Reference HA17 .K4 2003 This dictionary was developed by the International Statistical Institute and has come be considered a standard reference in the field. One of the great…