Research Guides: Library DIY: Statistics

I Am Looking for Statistics

You can find statistics almost anywhere; in newspaper articles and books, on websites, in library databases, in TV advertisements, and more. Here are some useful places to look for statistical sources:

Online statistical sources available through A&M-SA Library include demographic, public opinion, consumer trends, health, crime and more and provide local, state, national, and international information.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Data from over 18,000 sources. Market reports on specific subject matters.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
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Graphic analytical tool for demographic, consumer, and other data. Users can create interactive maps and reports using demographic, business, marketing, and health variables with information available at the level of states, congressional districts, counties, cities, ZIP codes, Census tracts, block groups, or the entire U.S. Includes U.S. Census data (1980-2010), EASI Health data, consumer information from SimmonsLOCAL, and other data sources.

Up to 5 concurrent users. Sign in as a guest user, or create an individual account to save your work for later sessions.
ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Search statistical data from federal agencies, U.S. Congress, state governments, United Nations, and international organizations by data contained in the tables. Every table is linked to an abstract, which in turn contains a link to the full-text source document.
Unlimited simultaneous users allowed.
Content is updated irregularly.

Other strategies:

1. Statistical sources on the Web. Use either the word statistics or data with keywords for your topic to find helpful results. Don't use data if you cannot clearly identify the agency or organization that collected the data and made it available.

2. Look at the books and articles you might have already found. If they are scholarly sources, they will cite where their information came from.Do they refer to data collected by government agencies or other organizations? Use that information to search online for data or reports.

3. Think about who would be interested in your topic. What government agencies? What advocacy groups? What think-tanks or institutes? What companies? Then look at the websites and search for reports from these groups.