Where can statistical information be found?
- Some data is available for free on the Internet or through other sources.
Government sources of statistics are usually free to the public.
- Some statistics are only available from subscription databases. In such a
case, a fee is paid in order to be able to access the desired information.
Libraries often buy statistical information in order to make it available to
library users.
- Some data, particularly older data and specialized data, is available only
in print format. Generally, you should not expect to rely exclusively
on electronically available information, but plan to use print resources
that are available in the library as well.
- Sometimes statistics will appear within newspaper or magazine
articles. These statistics should always have a citation, or footnote,
that tells you where to look for the original source of the data.
- The amount of information available electronically, both for free and
through subscriptions, grows daily.
There is a vast amount of statistical information available through a
variety of sources. Ask a librarian for help if you are not sure where to
look for the statistics you need!
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