Guides: JOU 5320 Theory of Mass Communication: Statistical Resources

Statistical Resources

Statista : the leading statistics portal This link opens in a new window
Provides data on over 80 000 topics from more than 10 000 different sources.
ProQuest statistical abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
Provides a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

data.census.gov
A good source for population, housing, economic, and geographic information.

National Center for Education Statistics : NCES This link opens in a new window
Contains NCES publications and data products.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics This link opens in a new window
Vital statistics on American politics This link opens in a new window
Provides data on American politics.
International financial statistics This link opens in a new window
Provides international statistics on all aspects of international/domestic finance.
Britannica world data analyst This link opens in a new window
Provides country and regional analyses and offers detailed statistical comparisons of countries around the world .
UNdata : a world of information This link opens in a new window
Provides a single entry point to locate data from United Nations databases giving users the ability to search over 30 UN databases containing over 60 million data points covering areas such as agriculture, education, employment, environment, health, and the Millennium Development Goals indicators.
An easy to use data access system was developed that meets UNSD’s vision of providing an integrated information resource with current, relevant and reliable statistics free of charge to the global community.
Direction of trade statistics This link opens in a new window
Provides figures on the value of merchandise exports and imports by trade partners as well as area and world aggregates.

Data.gov
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.

A primary goal of Data.gov is to improve access to Federal data and expand creative use of those data beyond the walls of government by encouraging innovative ideas (e.g., web applications). Data.gov strives to make government more transparent and is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. The openness derived from Data.gov will strengthen our Nation's democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.
Texas State Data Center
The Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer, in cooperation with a network of affiliates, functions as a focal point for the distribution of Census information for Texas. The Center also disseminates population estimates and projections for Texas, as well as other information from the federal government, state government, and other sources.

UNdata : a world of information This link opens in a new window
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) launched a new internet based data service for the global user community. It brings UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point (http://data.un.org/). Users can now search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN system.
An easy to use data access system was developed that meets UNSD’s vision of providing an integrated information resource with current, relevant and reliable statistics free of charge to the global community.