Research Guides: Social Science Data Sources & Statistical Methods: Statistics Compendia

Look for Stats by Topic

Statista This link opens in a new window
Search for statistics, demographics, opinions, data series and studies on many topics and industries. Useful for all subject areas.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Search for and download historical statistics on the U.S.
Subjects: History, Population, Economy, Government
Info type: statistics, data series

Our World in Data
Open access site with thousands of charts drawn from research sources. Site is affiliated with the University of Oxford.
USA Facts
This site pulls together numbers and trends in government spending and results for local, state, and federal government.

FRASER
"On this web site you will find links to scanned images (in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF format) of historical economic statistical publications, releases, and documents." These electronic versions of U.S. government statistical publications on banking, monetary, economic and business topics are provided free of charge by the Federal Reserve of St. Louis. See Federal Reserve Economic Data/FRED (link on Free Data Sources page of this guide) for data that can be easily downloaded. The documents in FRASER may have additional statistics that could be added to data series by FRED.

Writing with Statistics - Purdue OWL
Provides some basics on descriptive and inferential statistics and tips on effective ways to integrate statistical information in your writing.

Presenting Your Findings: A Practical Guide for Creating Tables
Call Number: HA31 .N53 2010
Guidance on the proper table format in APA style for a wide range of statistical analyses.
Presenting Data: How to Communicate Your Message Effectively by Ed Swires-Hennessy
Publication Date: 2014
A clear easy-to-read guide to presenting your message using statistical data. The author presents numerous examples alongside an explanation of how improvements can be made and basic principles to adopt.