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Title: Finding Data Sets Online

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2010

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DOI: 10.1080/01639260903572342

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Abstract: Data seems to be an increasingly important part of everyone’s life, both within librarianship and the social sciences. Most librarians are able to easily find charts and tables, but sometimes more detailed information is needed. Sometimes custom charts and tables need to be built. This is where data sets come in. These collections of raw data allow users to manipulate and massage variables as they see fit. Where a chart or a table is limited by whichever variables the author chose to include and make available, raw data represents all of the data collected for a given project, allowing endusers to select and manipulate whichever components strike their fancy in whatever manner makes sense for their own research. While one could devote a book to all of the interesting data sets freely available online, here is a sample of some of the more interesting ones.

Url: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/lg_pubs/20/

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Authors: Ovadia, Steven

Periodical (Full): Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian

Issue: 1

Volume: 29

Pages: 81-85

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Methodology and Data Collection

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