Welcome! This page highlights key resources for locating data and statistics in the social sciences, including the following:
- Strategies and questions to ask when searching for data
- International data and statistics sources
- United States data and statistics sources
- International & United States GIS resources, including shapefiles
- Statistical and GIS software to help you analyze the data you find
- Opinion poll data
- Helpful people and tutorials at the Empirical Reasoning Center (ERC)
- How to cite your data
- Tips to to help keep textbook costs down
If you need assistance identifying additional resources, search terms or strategies, please schedule a research consultation.
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Welcome! This page highlights key resources for locating data and statistics in the social sciences, including the following: 