From now until Aug. 29, the UAHuntsville Salmon Library (and other NAAL members) will have trial access to the ProQuest database DataSets, described by ProQuest as “The World’s Largest Collection of Organized Statistical Data.” Please contact the Reference Desk for login information at 256-824-6529 or http://libanswers.uah.edu.
ProQuest Statistical DataSets is a Web-based research solutions tool that provides fast and easy access to 15 billion data points from licensed and public domain datasets within an easy-to-use interface. With this dynamic new product, you can scan the contents of over 580 datasets, select subjects and variables of interest, and view your data in side-by-side tables and charts.
DataSets addresses an emerging emphasis on quantitative literacy, fostering critical skills in the use, manipulation, and interpretation of numeric data. Results are customizable and instantaneous, with indicators arranged in folders by topic and source. Users can tap “live” statistics that are much more current than what is published, plus local data, time series typically extending back an average span of 34 years, and necessary bibliographic/citation information.
PREMIUM MODULES:
Easy Analytic Software Inc. (EASI), a leading statistical modeling firm that specializes in consumer demographics, is now available as a premium subscription module within LexisNexis Statistical DataSets which provides data on consumer demographics and usage/spending patterns for products and services within all States, counties, census tracts, and block groups in the US. The data can be mapped, graphed, and analyzed using all the interactive tools available in Statistical DataSets. Data sources include Mediamark’s annual Survey of the American Consumer, BLS’s Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census 2000, the American Community Survey, and the Census of Retail Trade.
Sub-national data—by Chinese Province, county, and municipality—is available as a premium subscription to Statistical DataSets.
IMF – Balance of Payments – By country, a statistical database compiled by IMF, from 1948 to the present. Calculated quarterly,
the Balance of Payments shows how much money is going into and out of a country.
IMF – Direction of Trade – By country, a statistical database compiled by IMF, from 1980 to the present. Compiled monthly, the database shows the value of a country’s imports and exports, by country of destination and origin.
IMF – Government Financial Statistics – By country, a statistical database compiled by IMF, from 1990 to the present. Compiled annually, the database shows government revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities of member countries.
IMF – International Financial Statistics – By country, a statistical database compiled by IMF, from 1948 to the present. Compiled monthly, the database shows international transactions, exchange rates, and selected economic indicators for member countries.
For additional information visit the WiKi: http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/statistical/index.php?title=Statistical_DataSets
For videos on how DataSets works, please click here.