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STT 200 Statistical Methods: Frequently Used Statistics

Learning Data analysis, probability models, random variables, estimation, tests of hypotheses, confidence intervals, and simple linear regression.

Statistics Tools

  • American FactFinder
    Statistics collected by the U.S. Census Department.
  • CQ Press Voting and Elections
  • FedStats
    Finding aid for over 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government by topic.
  • Lexis Nexis Statistical
  • ProQuest Statistical Insight
    Provides access to statistics produced by federal agencies, states, intergovernmental organizations, and private enterprise with its advanced Search Tables functionality.
  • ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States (2013- )
    Comprehensive annual collection of statistics from all U.S. government agencies and select international and state statistics. Continues the publication previously published by the Census Bureau.
  • Simplymap
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States (1878 - 2012)
    Comprehensive annual collection of statistics from all U.S. government agencies and select international and state statistics. Ceased publication in 2012.
  • Social Explorer
    1790-present. This site combines data from the U.S. Census of Population and Housing & the American Community Survey (ACS) with a user friendly interface, allowing the creation of maps & statistical tables. Census Tract boundaries are available back to 1940.
  • UNdata
    Comprehensive database which includes most major statistical resources of international statistics from the United Nations.
  • World Development Indicators