Statistics Chapter 1: Statistics, Data and Statistical Thinking.
Introduction to the Statistical Portal for United States Government Statistics
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De Philadelphie à Washington ou de l'Union des Etats d'Amérique aux Etats-Unis d'Amérique, en passant par l'État de l'Union: la documentation politique, juridique et statistique des États-Unis
Introduction to the Statistical Portal for United States Government Statistics
Major Statistical Databases
Sara HolderEducation Liaison LibrarianMcGill [email protected]://www.library.mcgill.ca/edrs/seminar/CREPUQ/us_stat.ppt
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Presentation Outline
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A.M.Introduction to the Statistical Portal for United States Government StatisticsQuestions
P.M.Major Statistical DatabasesConclusionQuestions
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FedStats (www.fedstats.gov) : the online portal to statistics from
the United States government
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Points of Access in FedStats
• Topic
• Geography
• Publication
• Search
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Topic
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Geography – MapStats profiles
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Geography – selected agencies
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Publication – Reference Shelf
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Search – via Google
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Other Information Available via Fedstats
• List of federal agencies– Description of statistical mandate– Links to website, contact information, and key
statistical output
• Press releases (available via RSS)
• Kid’s pages
• Federal statistical policy
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Other Information (continued)
• Additional links– Other federal government sites– Other statistical sites (not from the U.S.
Government)
• Data access tools– Links to statistical databases from U.S.
Federal agencies– Pre-defined and user-defined reports– Output in a variety of forms
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• Conclusion (part I)
• Questions
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Major Statistical Databases from the U.S. Federal Government
• American FactFinder http://factfinder.census.gov
• Bureau of Labor Statisticshttp://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm
• Health Data for All Ageshttp://
www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_data_for_all_ages.htm
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American FactFinder
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American FactFinderAvailable Datasets
• Decennial Census
• American Community Survey
• Puerto Rican Community Survey
• Population Estimates Program
• Economic Census
• Annual Economic Surveys
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American FactFinderFunctionality
• Quick tables– By subject– By source
• Detailed tables– Pre-defined variables– User selects geography (one or more)
• Custom tables– User defines all variables
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American FactFinderFunctionality
• Thematic maps– Pre-defined variables– Map elements can be customized
• Reference maps– Show boundaries of geographic areas for
which data has been collected– Enables positioning by address or click– Map elements can be customized
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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
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BLS Data
• National data by topic– Employment and unemployment– Prices and living conditions– Compensation and working conditions– Productivity and technology
• Regional data– Most requested data for each regional group
of states
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BLS Functionality
• Retrieve from lists of most requested data
• Choose data from BLS databases– One-screen form– Multiple form-based query
• Download from FTP server – for large volumes of time series data
• Customized calculators
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Health Data for All Ages (HDAA)
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HDAA Data
• Browse by topic– Pregnancy and birth– Health conditions/Risk factors– Health status and disability– Health care access and use– Mortality
• Search tables– Simple search of table titles
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HDAA Functionality
• Work online or download tables– Tables are in Beyond 20/20 format– Download software for free
• Tables include explanatory information on data sources and variables
• Each variable has several categories– Set up before viewing– Switch categories while viewing
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HDAA Functionality (continued)
• Display can be customized– Rearrange rows and columns– Nest variables– Sort columns in ascending/descending order
• Tables can be viewed in chart form
• Export data to Excel
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• Conclusion
• Questions
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