Where do we find data?
For each potential research topic, think about what data you would
need to answer the research question. Or, if those data are
unavailable, either how could we either modify our research question
to match the data available OR what type of data would we (and could
we) collect and how?
Here are some common online data sources:
General Data Sources
www.Data.gov
www.USA.gov
The World Bank
CIA
World Fact Book
NationMaster
Census Data
U.S. Census
Bureau: 2010 Census Data
Economic Data
International
Monetary Fund
National Bureau of Economic
Research
FreeLunch.com
Education Data
U.S. Department of Education: National
Center for Education Statistics
Education Policy and Data Center
Election Data
American National Election
Studies
Election Data
Services
Energy Data
U.S. Energy Information
Administration: Data Tools & Models
National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
Environmental Data
National
Climatic Data Center: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and
Information Service
Quantitative
Environmental Learning Project
Health Data
National Institutes of
Health
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Social Media Data
Viralheat: Social media data
Links to More Data Links
Social Data Sources
Data Information
and Services Center
Data
Surfing on the World Wide Web
Online
Data Sources