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The reference guide to data sources

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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.

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English
Pages
172

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The reference guide to data sources
2014, ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Chicago
Other Titles
Guide to data sources, Data sources

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
025.06
Library of Congress
HA33.5 .B38 2014eb, HA33.5 .B38 2014, Z

The Physical Object

Pagination
1 online resource (x, 172 pages)
Number of pages
172

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL28316854M
Internet Archive
referenceguideto0000baud
ISBN 10
0838919626, 0838919634, 0838919642, 0838912273
ISBN 13
9780838919620, 9780838919637, 9780838919644, 9780838912270
LCCN
2014006175
OCLC/WorldCat
884280104, 878667257

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