In This Guide
This guide provides information on finding data sets and statistics through a variety of resources:
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Find Datasets using Data Planetand others
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Use ICPSR for datasets in a wide range of subject areas
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Find Resources for statistics on a variety of subject areas, specific populations, international data, and North Dakota data
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Explore Data Visualization
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Use Citrix Workspace as a virtual desktop
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Learn more about Data Management
Data Planet
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Data PlanetContains vast amounts of statistical data from public and private organizations. Create profiles for specific topics, industries, geographies, or points in time. Download data as needed for presentations, reports, and research.
WRDS
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WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)WRDS provides researchers with access to data across multiple disciplines including Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Healthcare, Insurance, Marketing, and Statistics. NOTE: You will need to request a pass using your UND.edu email address to access this resource.
Datasets
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re3data.orgA global registry of research data repositories that covers research data repositories from different academic disciplines and has over 2000 data repositories.
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Google Dataset SearchSimilar to how Google Scholar works, Dataset Search lets you find datasets wherever they’re hosted, whether it’s a publisher's site, a digital library, or an author's personal web page.
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Data.govDatasets from the federal government. Browse topics such as agriculture, climate, consumer, education, energy, finance, health, manufacturing, ocean, public safety, and science & research.
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Data.CDC.govData from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on health-related issues of American people.
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Gallup OrganizationGlobal data on attitudes and behaviors of employees, customers, students and citizens across the globe.
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Humanitarian Data ExchangeFind, share and use humanitarian data from around the world. Part of the United Nations Secretariat and is responsible for bringing together humanitarian efforts to ensure a coherent response to emergencies.
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National Historical Geographic Information SystemProvides free and easy access to summary tables and time series of population, housing, agriculture, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for years from 1790 through the present and for all levels of U.S. census geography, including states, counties, tracts, and blocks.
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Pew Research Center DatasetsDatasets available for free (some requiring registration first). Pew Research Center projects cover journalism, the internet, religion, social trends, and more.
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Statistical Abstract of the United StatesProvides a variety of demographic data. Contains the online series up to the 2012 edition. The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 2011.
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USA FactsUSAFacts is a data-driven portrait of the American population, government’s finances, and government’s impact on society. It is a non-partisan, not-for-profit civic initiative and has no political agenda or commercial motive.
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World Bank Data CatalogData sets available include Word Development Indicators, GDP, Landmine Casualties, and more
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Climate Data GuideFrom the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Access data sets covering the atmosphere, ocean, land and more. Explore climate indices, reanalyses and satellite data and understand their application to climate model metrics.
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Global Change Information SystemU.S. Federal Agencies required by law to collect and disseminate assessments, data, and reports.
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Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE)Provides data on expenditures, income, and demographic characteristics of consumers in the United States. Provides these data in tables, databases, news releases, reports, and public use microdata files. Is the only Federal household survey to provide information on the complete range of consumers' expenditures and incomes.
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Current Population Survey (CPS)A monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, persons not in the labor force, hours of work, earnings, and other demographic and labor force characteristics.
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General Social Survey (GSS)Provides perspective on what Americans think and feel about such issues as national spending priorities, crime and punishment, intergroup relations, and confidence in institutions.
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GSS Data ExplorerExplore and analyze the GSS data, create data visualizations, and generate custom extracts to analyze in your statistical program.
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IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series)Provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. IPUMS integration and documentation makes it easy to study change, conduct comparative research, merge information across data types, and analyze individuals within family and community context. Is a part of the Minnesota Population Center at the University of Minnesota.
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World Values SurveyIs a global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life.
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Survey of Income and Program Participation (U.S. Census Bureau)Source of information for [U.S.] income and program participation. SIPP collects data and measures change for many topics including: economic well-being, family dynamics, education, assets, health insurance, childcare, and food security.
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Dataverse ProjectIs an open source web application to share, preserve, cite, explore, and analyze research data. It facilitates making data available to others, and allows you to replicate others' work more easily.
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Open Source DatasetsDatasets curated on the Appen platform. Free to download for the entire data science and machine learning community. Includes the raw data, job design, description, instructions, and more.
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