Statistical Sources

The American Statistics Index (ASI) indexes the statistical publications of the United States government, state governments, intergovernmental entities, and some associations. ASI Digital provides indexing and abstracts for these publications from 1973 to present. The full text of the source documents is available from 2003 to present. Selected older source documents are available in full text. Source documents may also be available in the University Libraries government documents collection

Reference book providing simple definitions and explanations of statistical and statistics-related concepts. Some 3,500 terms are defined. In addition, short biographies of over 100 important statisticians are included. The majority of definitions include a reference to a book or article where the user can seek an extended account of a term if required, and many are accompanied by graphical material to aid understanding.

Collection of statistics from 70 federal agencies.

From the The National Center For Public Policy and Higher Education, this site consists of the national report card for higher education and fifty state report cards. Its purpose is to provide the public and policymakers with information to assess and improve postsecondary education in each state. The 2006 report is the fourth in a series of biennial report cards. Users can compare any state with the best-performing states in each performance category, compare indicator scores and state grades for any performance category, obtain source and technical information for indicators and weights, and download the reports. Users can also view previous report cards from 2000, 2002, and 2004.

Online version of the print publication of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government in cooperation with the Office of the Governor and the NYS Division of the Budget; data back to 2002 available in PDF format and .wk1 spreadsheet format.

The complete text of the print publication from 1878 to the present from the U.S. Census Bureau

Extensive collection of business, economic, social, and trade statistics. Includes National Trade Data Bank. Access available in the University Library to University at Albany Libraries users only. Staff at the Reference Desk will assist you in accessing the site.

StateMaster.com is a statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states. Information is compiled from various primary sources such as the US Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for Educational Statistics. Also includes map and flag images, state profiles, and correlations.

Meta-site from the University of Michigan Documents Center.

Offers an extensive collection of government-collected statistics.

Demographic statistics for the U.S. and other countries with an emphasis on rankings by various factors.

Searchable collection of European Union statistics for population, industry, agriculture, transport, environment, science and more.

An interesting site that contains interactive graphical representations of world development trends.

Compilation of sites for both domestic and international health statistics from the University at Albany Libraries

Geographic, economic, demographic and social indicators data for all U.N. member countries from the U.N. Statistics Division publication World Statistics Pocketbook, Statistical Yearbook and Demographic Yearbook 1995.

Statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all countries of the world from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This is a earchable database of word-wide economic indicators created by the Research Library of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Information about each indicator includes title, corporate author, publisher, years covered in the data series, type of publication (text, table, chart), frequency of publication, country of origin, URL link, available languages, subject headings, format (.pdf, .xls, etc.), a summary and notes.

This is a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. With this source you can generate maps and graphs with ease on all kinds of statistics. What's more, you can select exactly which countries you want to include.

Menu-based directory of official international statistics from the University of Auckland Library, New Zealand

From the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), this site allows users to access a large number of UN databases from a single entry point.

Static and continually updating U.S. and world population counts from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Data and analysis on world population trends in a variety of topic areas and regions of the world selected from publications of The Population Reference Bureau.

View the estimated current world population and compare with future projections through 2037 from the University of North Carolina.

Results of new polls in politics and policy, business and economy, and the American scene compiled by the independent organization The Polling Report.