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Statistical data: Decision Analysis
Statistical Data
Decision Analysis
World Economy
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General information sites
Data and Statistics about the U.S.
Information from the US Census Bureau.
Five Thirty Eight
International Labour Orgnization: Labour Statistics
Our World in Data
A free data library project run by the University of Oxford.
Statista
We don't have a subscription to this but a good amount of information is available for free.
Statistical Abstracts for the United States
World Bank Open Data
Subscription databases
Global Issues in Context (Gale)
News, video, audio and reference articles providing perspectives on international news & events.
Health Source (EBSCO)
Search topics in the areas of health and wellness.
Points of View (EBSCO)
Perspectives and analysis on hundreds of current topics.
RAND State Stats
US state data from over 300 databases from the RAND Corporation. Maps are not loading properly (yet) but all other data is available.
Economics
California Economic Indicators
Dollar Street
Nike Earning Releases
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
State of California Department of Finance
World Bank Data Bank
Education
Education Data Catalog
Education Statistics
A research guide from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with many links to data sources.
National Center for Education Statistics
State Education Data Profiles
California Department of Education: Data and Statistics
Environment
Climate Change
Environment Statistics (United Nations)
OECD: Environment (Data)
Red List (Endangered Species)
Health
35 Years of American Death
Centers for Disease Control
Global Burden of Disease
National Center for Health Statistics
National Vital Statistics System
Opioid Data Analysis and Resources
Stats of the States
United States Census Bureau HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base
Global statistics on AIDS/HIV prevalence.
Migration
International migration
Look toward the bottom of the page for links to current and historical information.
International Migration Statistics
Migration Data Portal
Military spending
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database
Data on global military spending 1947 - 2017.
UNARM: Military Spending
Global military spending as reported to the United Nations.
Opinion polls
US Politics
Cook Political Report
Five Thirty Eight Latest Polls
Gallup: Politics
Quinnipiac Polls
Rasmussen Reports: Politics
Real Clear Politics
Reuters Polling Explorer
US public opinion
Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
Surveys on a variety of social topics.
Kaiser Family Foundation
Marist Poll
PEW Research Center
Conducts non-partisan research on a wide variety of topics.
Roper Center
A compilation of datasets from a variety of social viewpoints polls.
Rutger's-Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling
Global viewpoints
Afrobarometer
Polling data on social issues from Africa.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Religious viewpoints from around the world.
Eurobarometer
Public opinion polling across Europe.
Polling the Nations
Public opinion polls from around the world.
Population
Population Reference Bureau: Data
United States Census Bureau International Data Base
Global population data going back to 1950 and projections to 2050.
World Population Prospects 2017
Interactive datasets from the United Nations.
War & strife
Global Terrorism Database
Institute for Economics and Peace
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism: Annex of Statistical Information
RAND Database of Worldwide Terrorism Incidents
Think tanks
Conservative
American Enterprise Institute
Conservative think tank with primary focus on American government, economics and social welfare.
Heritage Foundation
Public policy research organization with a conservative leaning.
Hoover Institution
A public policy think tank located at Stanford University, with a broadly conservative viewpoint.
Centrist
Brookings Institution
A non-partisan political think tank located in Washington D.C.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A foreign policy think tank with research centers around the world.
Cato Institute
Libertarian think tank focused primarily on public advocacy and societal influence.
Center for Strategic & International Studies
A Washington D.C. think tank focused on international relations.
PEW Research Center
Conducts non-partisan research on a wide variety of topics.
RAND Corporation
A non-partisan global policy think tank, partly funded by the US government.
Liberal
Center for American Progress
Conducts research and advocates on economic and social issues, with a liberal viewpoint.
Economic Policy Institute
Conducts research on economic issues, from a liberal viewpoint.
Roosevelt Institute
A liberal think tank that promotes progressive political ideas.
Think tank indexes
American Policy Directory
A large list of policy agencies and think tanks, from University of Oregon.
Think Tanks
A list of think tanks categorized by political leaning, from the New York Times.
Think Tank Search
Harvard University's search tool can help you find think tanks doing research on your topic.
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