InfoGuides: Human Factors/Applied Cognition: Data & Statistics

Data

VassarStats a useful and user-friendly tool for performing statistical computation

ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Find all statistics issued by the US government since 1973; 1000 of the best statistical publications of private and state government sources and approximately 2000 titles from international agencies. Includes Statistical Abstract of the U.S., and Statistical Abstracts of the World. Tutorial for the ProQuest Statistical Insight database.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Integrates more than 80,000 diverse topics of data and facts from over 22,500 international sources. Includes statistics and studies gathered from market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, government sources and international organizations. Create graphs, reports and infographics. Data is easily exportable for analysis. Statista reports now allow you to create your own interactive industry comparisons with Tableau Workbook. Find the free tool here or via https://www.tableau.com/trial/statista-benchmark-report-uk. Tutorial for the Statista database.

Data Services, George Mason University Libraries
Data Services provides help with finding, getting and using statistical, geospatial and qualitative data.

re3data.org is a searchable catalog / registry / directory / bibliography of research data repositories.

DTIC Defense Technical Information Center
"To provide essential, technical research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E) information rapidly, accurately and reliably to support our DoD customers' needs."

Sage Data This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistical data produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. Charts, maps, views, rankings, time series and tables are available for use in the Sage Data repository. Sage Data offers capabilities to compare & contrast multiple data series, perform statistical calculations on the data, and customize output views.
Data.gov This link opens in a new window
Home of the U.S. Government's open data, providing access to over 85,000 datasets. Major topic areas include Agriculture, Consumer, Education, Energy, Finance, Geospatial, Global Development, Health, Jobs & Skills, Public Safety, Science & Research, Weather and more. Some resources allow for online analysis and visualization.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

One of the world’s oldest and largest social and behavioral science data archives, ICPSR contains many studies that are of use for research and instruction. First time users need to create a MyData account to download data. Access ICPSR's FAQ for help or contact the Libraries' Digital Scholarship Center. The ICPSR InfoGuide also links to important help topics.

Sociometrics This link opens in a new window
Provides access to health and social science data from more than 600 datasets and over 275,000 variables covering a variety of target populations, e.g., children, adolescents, elderly.

How to use	See our Infoguide: Finding & Using ICPSR Data or ICPSR's YouTube Channel.
Data Format	[Zipped] SPSS, SAS, & Stata or analyzed online using SDA.
Registration	You will need to create an account to download data. George Mason University is an ICPSR member which means students, staff and faculty have full access to its resources.
How to Cite:	How to cite the datasets