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Statistical Sources: Collecting & Interpreting Statistics

Finding data and statistics can be difficult. Our Statistical Sources Guide can help.

Guide Contents

Collecting, Understanding, and Interpreting Statistics

Collecting Statistics
Understanding & Interpreting

Guide to Economic Indicators by Norman Frumkin
Call Number: HC103 .F9 2006

ISBN: 0765616467
The Handbook of Statistical Methods for Engineers and Scientists by Harrison M. Wadsworth
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 007067678X
Manual of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) by World Health Organisation Staff
Call Number: RB115 .I57 2005 CD-ROM

ISBN: 9241545402
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 by American Psychiatric Association Staff
Call Number: Reserve/Main Level: RC 455.2 .C4 D536 2013

ISBN: 9780890425541

Publication Date: 2013-05-22
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) by American Psychiatric Association Staff
Call Number: Reserve - RC455.2.C4 D536 2013

ISBN: 9780890425541

Publication Date: 2013-05-22

Flowing Data
Nathan Yau's blog on the best infographics and data visualizations on the web -- useful for understanding effective ways to communicate with statistics

Flowing Data: Common Statistical Fallacies
How To Understand Statistics
Introductory essay on the use and abuse of statistics.
Straight Statistics
Straight Statistics is an non-governmental group whose aim is to detect and expose the distortion and misuse of statistical information
Purdue OWL's Guide to Writing with Statistics

Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics by Neil J. Salkind
Call Number: HA29 .S2363 2007

ISBN: 1412916119
Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences by W. Paul Vogt (Editor)
Call Number: HA17 .V64 2005

ISBN: 0761988548
Dictionary of U. S. Government Statistical Terms by Alfred N. Garwood (Editor); Louise L. Hornor (Editor)
Call Number: HA214 .D52 1991

ISBN: 0931845246