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Telling the Truth about Damned Lies and Statistics by Joel Best from The Chronicle of Higher Education v.47 i.34, May 4, 2001
Telling the Truth about Damned Lies and Statistics by Joel Best from The Chronicle of Higher Education v.47 i.34, May 4, 2001
Canada
BC Stats - Statistical information relating to all facets of life in British Columbia, including the demographic, social and economic conditions of the province and its population
Canadian Census Analyser - Canadian Census Data that you can tailor by selecting which data categories you are interested in. Output formats include html, text, spreadsheet, SAS and SPSS.
CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) - time series data covering a wide variety of social and economic aspects of Canadian life.
Data Liberation Initiative - Division of Statistics Canada that facilitates access to specialized government data for research purposes only
E-STAT - Subject access to Census and Cansim statistics through a more user-friendly screen.
Finding Canadian, U.S., and International research data - on a host of subjects
Free Statistics Canada internet publications - organized by subject, title or Statistics Canada catalogue number.
GdSourcing - Canadian federal non-governmental and government statistics. Service is aimed at small businesses in Canada
Historical Statistics of Canada - 1000+ statistical tables on the social, economic and institutional conditions of Canada from 1867 to the mid-1970s.
Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities - - Access to census material by city or region. Maps of the defined area are also provided. Easy comparisons with 1996 community statistics are also provided.
Statistics Canada - Statistics Canada's home page
Statistics Canada Catalogue - Online catalogue of approximately 6500 Statistics Canada documents. Contact the RRU library if you want information that costs money.
Statistics Canada - Summary Tables Search - Provides an overview of statistical information on Canada's people, economy and governments
Statistics Canada -Downloadable Publications - Index of downloadable Statistics Canada publications organized by subject and Statistics Canada catalogue number.
Industry Canada - The website for Industry Canada
International
American Factfinder - U.S. statistics by town or county
AusStats (Australia) - access to the complete range of products available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics online
CIA Factbook - country profiles and maps
FedStats (U.S.) - the full range of official statistical information available to the public from the U.S. Federal Government
National Statistics (U.K) - Britain's version of Statistics Canada's site
OFFSTATS - list of websites offering free stats organized by country or subject
Statistics Bureau & Statistics Center - Japanese statistics
Statistics New Zealand - New Zealand's version of Statistics Canada
Tradeport.org - statistical overviews of countries
US statistics in brief - Quick stats on the American population
UN Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online - current economic statistics for most of the countries and areas of the world.
UN Statistics Division - Compiles statistics from many international sources and produces global updates
World Bank Development Data (especially good for comparative national statistics)
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Remember, RRU Library has subscriptions to databases that might be very helpful - please contact a librarian at reflib@royalroads.ca for more help.
Remember, RRU Library has subscriptions to databases that might be very helpful - please contact a librarian at reflib@royalroads.ca for more help.