Friday, February 8, 2008

Websites mentioned in class on Feb 19th

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Thursday, February 8, 2007

What’s a “mashup?”

See http://www.chicagocrime.org/ . This is an example of how social scientific data can be combined in a web page using other software too. This site uses Google Earth and html to map out crime for all the street corners of Chicago!

By definition, a mashup is a web site that combines the use of software. Well, that is one definition. Essentially it is when information and presentation are separated and then put back together in ways that allow for novel forms of reuse and analysis not possible in its original form. It is not limited to social science data of course, but its important that you know that social science data is ripe for this type of application.

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Center for Disease Control www.cdc.gov

Here’s a site to try for topics regarding health, disease, drug use, abortion. http://www.cdc.org

 

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How to cite data: see this link

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/org/citation.html

 

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Friday, January 19, 2007

FedStats

http://www.fedstats.com  or http://www.lemoyne.edu/library/resources/titles/fedstats.htm

Has a full range of official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government.  Track economic and population trends, education, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production, military salaries, and more.

Access official statistics collected and published by more than 70 Federal agencies without having to know in advance which agency produces them. Search across agencies.  Search by State.  Search by broad topic area.

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