Data Sources
Examples of Data Sources
Sources of raw data can be valuable primary sources. Be sure you’re reviewing actual raw data and not an interpretation of the data; the interpretation is a secondary source.
- Census Statistics
- Sports Records
- Weather Records
- Crime Statistics
- Employment Data
Sources for Data
This is just a sample of data available; numerous sources for specific types of data are available online, but much of it is in the “invisible web.”
- Multiple raw data sources for education: http://landmark-project.com/page.php?stamp=&pn=4&psn=&cat=22
- Weather and Climate: http://www.worldclimate.com/
- Crime and law enforcement: Bureau of Justice Statistics: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm
- Census Statistics: U.S. Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/
- Health:
- World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/research/en/
- Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/
- Employment: Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/
- Sports: DatabaseSports: http://www.databasesports.com/
- Geoscience (multiple sources): http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/teachingwdata/DataSites.html