Statistical Resources
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[edit] 1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This guide is not comprehensive. It directs users to pertinent databases, reference books, and Internet resources that provide statistical information. Some of the resources listed below are subscription databases and may only be accessed by current students, faculty, and staff of Bentley College. To see a full listing of library databases please visit the Bentley Library home page.
Different types of resources and access levels:
- Print Resources
are located in the Library`s Reference Collection or behind the Reference Desk. These materials are for in library use only.
- Electronic Resources
are subscription databases. These resources are available to members of the Bentley Community on-campus. Off-campus access is available by using your Bentley e-mail address and network password.
- Websites
are Internet resources that are free.
[edit] 2 WORLD
[edit] 2.1 Library Databases
- Select <World Data> on left sidebar
- Select a Country in the top search box to access the County Snapshot
- Use Country Comparisons links to create current and chronological tables and charts for multiple data points
- Use Ranked Statistics links to see ranking (highest, lowest, rates, percentages) of data points
- From database list, select <Business Source Premier>, then select <Business Searching Interface>.
- Click on <Country Reports> link on right sidebar.
- Enter country name in the <Browse for> box and click on <Browse>.
- Locate your country and click on the name of the country
- Find reports from the OECD, EIU, Business Monitor International, Political Risk Yearbook; 6 month delay on some reports
- For additional information also use <Advanced search> within both Business Source Premierand Academic Search Premier.
- Try using the <Advanced search> on the left side of the home page.
- Select the country from the listing on the home screen (over seventy are included).
- Click on news articles, etc.
- For text in Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, or Chinese, a translation button leads to the English.
- Use tabs to access additional information.
Euromonitor Global Market Information
- For country reports about lifestyles and future demographics, select the <Consumers> tab near the top of the screen.
- On the new screen go to the upper right side under either Lifestyles or Future Demographics and select a country.
Factiva (6 simultaneous user limit)
- Using the drop down menu in the upper left corner, users can change the main page (defaults to the United States) to top world news, top business news, selected other countries, or selected industries.
- To search, click on <Search > in green at the top of the page.
- When the search window opens, click on <Source>.
- From the <Select Source Category> drop-down menu select <Source Lists>.
- <Publications by Type> is an example of a listing which can be further opened to list specific resources.
- Open up the list of titles and click once to redden those you want to search simultaneously. Clicking twice lines out a particular title and eliminates it from the search.
- One can also click on a region and specify a subdivision within it, e.g. narrow North America to Massachusetts.
- Search terms go in the <free text> box.
- Open the <Country Reports> dropdown box menu on the left sidebar and select a country
- Use links on left sidebar to access various Country Reports
- For economic statistics,click on <Economic>; and open <Interim Forecast Analysis> to access <Country Tables>
- Several databases can be searched simultaneously.
- Especially consider searching Business and Company Resource Center, Expanded Academic ASAP, General Business File ASAP, General Reference Center, and Predicast PROMPT.
- Click on <Business> from the red tabs on the top and then select <Country Profiles> (located on the right side of the page under "Business Searches")
- additional country and region reports can be found by clicking on the tan colored <Sources> tab from the top of the page and then selecting the <Country & Region Reports> folder on the resulting screen.
- This has many databases that can be searched separately or simultaneously.
- Try using the <Advanced Search>.
[edit] 2.2 Books
To find other books or government documents of statistical data, use the Bentley Library Catalog For statistics related to specific countries, search both the country name and the word "statistics" in the subject field. To search only electronic government documents, go to Advanced Search and select <Electronic Government Documents>.
Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences. REF QA276.14 .E5 2006. 16 vols.
- Its primary purpose is to provide topics related to statistical theory and statistical methods.
Europa World Yearbook. REF DESK JN 1 .E85. 2 vols.
- This includes information about the economics, politics, and business life of every country.
International Financial Statistics Yearbook. REF DESK HG 61 .I57.
- This is an International Monetary Fund publication.
- Updated by a periodical with the same title.
International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-2000. REF HA 1107 .M5 2003.
- This is full of tables relating to population and vital statistics, labor force, agriculture, industry, external trade, transport and communications, finance, prices, education, and national accounts.
International Marketing Data and Statistics REF HA 42 .I56.
- Annual
- A Euromonitor compendium of statistical information on countries of America, Asia, Africa and Oceania.
- BentLey Library has 1984- Find old issues in Supplemental Reference.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Publications. Also see the OECD Statistics Portal
- Historical Statistics. REF HC 10 .H59. Combines statistics from various OECD publications.
- Labour Force Statistics. REF HD 5764 .A6. Annual of population and labor force information.
- Main Economic Indicators (Periodicals -- Ground Floor). Quarterly which includes charts/tables of data.
- National Accounts of OECD Countries. REF HC 79 .I5 O674. Detailed financial/economic data by country.
United Nations Publications and Web sites. Also see the UN Statistics Division
- Demographic Yearbook. REF HA 17 .D45. Population-related statistics for all UN-member countries. Some UN demographic statistics are available online at Demographic and Social Statistics
- Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook. REF HC 59 .P365. Industry and commodity production data by country.
- Statistical Yearbook. REF HA12.5 .U63. Provides country and worldwide data on population, economics, and society.
- UNESCO Statistical Yearbook. REF AZ 361 .U45. Also check the UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Center
- World Economic and Social Survey. REF HC 59 .A169. Annual with some chapters also available online World Economic and social Survey
The World Factbook. REF G 123 .W6.
- Annual.
- Prepared by the CIA.
- This is also online The World Factbook .
Yearbook of Labor Statistics. REF HD 4826 .I63.
- Produced by the International Labor Office.
- This covers all countries of the world.
- Also included in the extensive Laborsta Internet .
[edit] 2.3 Additional Internet Resources
- This provides information about country populations and administrative divisions including cities and towns.
- This is a directory of links to "free statistics from official sources."
- It has drop-down menus by country, region, and topic.
- Updated whenever new polls are released.
- Substantial information is free although more is available for paid subscriptions.
- The site is searchable.
- The tabular presentation makes this site a good complement to Polls & Surveys in LexisNexis Academic.
- Among its publications are the quarterly Population Bulletin, the annual World Population Data Sheet, and PRB Reports on America.
- It also includes specialized publications covering population and public policy issues.
Statistical Resources on the Web
- From the University of Michigan Documents Center.
- This is a "comprehensive, annotated directory of the best resources for statistics on the Web."-- Librarians' Internet Index
The World Bank: Data and Statistics
- This provides many resources.
[edit] 3 UNITED STATES
Also consult Consumers & Market Segments which references numerous demographic sources.
[edit] 3.1 Nationwide
[edit] 3.1.1 General
- The gateway to statistics from U.S. Federal agencies.
- Investigate Federal Agencies with Statistical Programs
Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present. REF HA202 .H57 2006 5 vols.
- This includes statistics for every aspect of U.S. history.
[edit] 3.1.2 Business and Economics
Business Statistics of the United States REF HC101 .A131 (another copy is in the stacks)
- This covers "virtually every aspect of the U.S. economy, including GDP by state and region, employment, production, prices,
productivity, international trade, money supply, and interest rates...it fully incorporates historical data revisions leased by government agencies." Publisher's website
- Produced every 5 years.
- National to local coverage.
- Provides the latest U.S. economic statistics, Economic Report of the President, etc.
Guide to Economic Indicators. REF HC103 .F9 2006.
- This covers the USA.
- The latest annual and quarterly trade data for U.S.
- Organized by national trade data and state export data.
- Presented by the Office of Trade and Industry Information (OTII) within the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States, 1860 to 2004 REF HB235 .U6 V35 2004.
- This provides the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present.
- It includes the wages for various jobs and facts about investment options.
