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- American FactFinderDefunct search interface and information page for the United States Census Bureau. Officially replaced by data.census.gov. The Census Bureau offers a chart listing what is currently available on data.census.gov, and recent release notes (PDF) may also be helpful. Data tools, visualizations, courses, and more remain available at census.gov/data.html.
- RAND State Statistics This link opens in a new window
Our subscription to RAND State Statistics ends December 9, 2022.
For alternative sources, please consult our Finding Statistics and Data subject guide or contact us with questions.
More than 110 databases of statistics information--much of it available at the national, state, county, and city levels--in the categories of business and economics, community, education, energy and environment, government finance, health and socioeconomic, and population and demographics. - OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new windowJournals, books, and statistics from the Organization for Economic Development (OECD). Special emphasis on international economics, development and health; country economics, and agriculture. More than 45 different statistical databases, with internationational coverage.
Developing Keywords
Make a research question from your topic.
- For example: "What is currently being done to help conserve the endangered Giant Panda population?"
- Keywords: conserve and Giant Panda
Think of related words.
- Conserve: conservation, preservation, protection
- Giant Panda: panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca (scientific name).
Get searching!
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