Websites mentioned in class on Feb 19th
Intute: http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/statistics/
NACJD: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/nacjd
NCES (Education statistics): http://nces.ed.gov/quicktables
NACJD: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/nacjd
NCES (Education statistics): http://nces.ed.gov/quicktables
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.
Here’s a site to try for topics regarding health, disease, drug use, abortion. http://www.cdc.org
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/org/citation.html
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.