NUMERIC DATA
Data and Statistics at MSU and on the WWW
The MSU Libraries maintains subscriptions to numerous statistical publications and data sets. Try Magic, the online catalog or the Electronic Resources category, Numeric Data
Working with Colleges of Human Medicine, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Osteopathic Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine the center provides consulting assistance throughout your research project from data collection and management to interpreting your results. This is a fee-based service.
Research Analyst brings years of experience helping people find the statistical and demographic information they need for their communities or projects.
The Institute offers help to individuals and groups through its Office of Survey Research. There is also online data access to its State of the State Survey
"As the National Data Book it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. The Abstract is also your Guide to Sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations." The most recent four years are present at this site.
Michigan Statistical Abstract (paper only)
Floor 1 East: HA441.M53
This should be a first stop for any statistical question concerning the state of Michigan or any of its smaller political boundaries (i.e.counties, cities, and townships). The Abstract does a decent job of citing original sources so more detailed data or fuller description of a table may be found.
Indexes and abstracts the statistical publications of the U.S. government, state governments, international intergovernmental organizations, trade and professional associations.
There is a Power Point training guide available. You will need to right click you mouse and download the link to your machine to read the slides.
The social science data archive is managed by the Program in Public Opinion and Political Participation in the Department of Political Science, and it is the repository and reference center at MSU for machine-readable data sources in the social sciences.
The data holdings cover a broad range of disciplines, including political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, education, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, and law.
The Census Bureau has a collection of 65,000 online statistical documents on this site. Data include population, economic and business statistics. This is the starting point for many data related queries.
"American FactFinder is a new data access and dissemination system that provides useful facts and information about your community, your economy, and your society. The system will find and retrieve the information you need from some of the Census Bureau's largest data sets." Data and mapping is available to the Block Group level.
