Q: I need to find some examples of surveys or scales for a social research methods class. A: Searching for scales, measures, questionnaires can range from really straightforward to tricky. If you want to browse surveys you know to be available to you, search a data repository like ICPSR or the web sites of government…
China Historical GIS CHGIS is a repository of historical and current spatial data about China. Data is available for download for free for academic uses. Registration is required. “Having downloaded the CHGIS datasets, the user can search the database for administrative units and capitals for any given time in Chinese history, can create customized digital…
Historical issues of the Statistical Abstract Relating to British India covering the years 1840 to 1920 have been digitized as part of the Digital South Asia Library, which contains maps, images, bibliographies, reference sources and books and journals. Good for: historical statistics on population, debt, trade, transport and infrastructure, troops deployed, health and education for…
League of Nations: Statistical and Disarmament Documents Northwestern University Library has digitized 260 League of Nations documents including the Statistical Yearbook of the League of Nations. The Carleton College library has the 1928 and 1942/44 editions in its print collection at the following call numbers: CC Books JX1975 .A25 1928 II CC Books JX1975 .A25…
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook Vol. I Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia CC Ref JQ 38 .E44 2001 v. 1 Published by Oxford University Press, this volume is part of a series of handbooks that attempt to compile a systematic and historically complete documentation of elections for all countries…
Compare Minnesota is a new feature of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) web site. It provides comparable statistics for Minnesota and other states in the following subjects: Economic performance Business climate Labor force Quality of Education Innovation Presence of Fortune 500 companies and employment in hot industries Consumer prices Investment and…
Microfinance Gateway Anyone looking for data on microfinance should look to this metasite that brings together current news, research, discussion groups, organizations, and publications. MicroLinks Another research gateway. This one is from USAID. There is quite a bit of literature on this site if you dig through the navigation on the left. Keywords: microfinance, microcredit,…
Death and Taxes is a fascinating visualization of the path that U.S. taxes take. It is one of many data visualization methods featured on the Visual Complexity web site, and Steve Krause, on his blog, wonders if such data visualizations qualify as art.
Statistical Abstract of Latin America. (SALA) CC Reference HA 935 .S79 (older editions back to 1962 in general stacks) Reliable statistical series on societies, economies, and politics in Latin America. “SALA compiles and presents data from some 250 national and international sources for twenty Latin American countries. To meet the needs of analysts interested in…
StateMaster – US Statistics, State Comparisons For those of you who, like me, are already big fans of NationMaster, now there is an analogous tool for comparative U.S. state statistics. Their summary says it all: “Welcome to StateMaster, a unique statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on…