Data & Statistics

Provides data, analysis, ratings, rankings, and forecasts for 175 countries and 22 industry sectors. Integrates country risk, analysis of financial markets, and industry research.

Congressional Quarterly's portal for research in US government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. Includes CQ's Politics in America, as well as other almanacs, data, and news publications.

The Data Citation Index on the Web of Knowledge platform provides a single point of access to quality research data from repositories across disciplines and around the world.
Through linked content and summary information, this data is displayed within the broader context of the scholarly research, enabling users to gain perspective that is lost when data sets or repositories are viewed in isolation. These connections allow researchers to efficiently access an array of data across subjects and regions, providing a comprehensive picture of research output, to maximize research efforts and accurately assess importance.

Annual reports (10K), proxy statements (DEF-14) and other sec filings.

EMCS is an online collection of peer-reviewed teaching cases focusing on business decision making and management development through key emerging markets. Cases are written by case writers working in or closely with developing economies, offering local perspective with global appeal.

Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a comprehensive reference work cataloging all of the world’s known living languages. Since 1951, the Ethnologue has been an active research project involving hundreds of linguists and other researchers around the world. It is widely regarded to be the most comprehensive source of information of its kind.

A classic 2-volume reference work containing statistics about the United States has been updated and is now available online from Cambridge. Tables of statistics include information about population, slavery, the economy, and much more. Download in Excel or .csv. Sorting, graphs and plots available.

This unique compilation of science performance statistics and science trends data is based on journal article publication counts and citation data from Thomson Scientific databases.

Useful for exploring graduate schools and academic jobs, or for anyone trying to determine what the top schools are in different science disciplines.

Here's a nice video that shows how to look at highly cited institutions.

Provides company, industry, country and financial data for every major marketplace in the world.  Includes company SWOTs, company overviews, industry profiles, case studies, financial  deals, country analysis, news and a statistics database covering over half a million data points for 215 countries and 46 political and geographic groupings.

Access to detailed global company information, including business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock. Financial statements are presented in "as-reported" form.
If you are off-campus, click here. (Best used with Internet Explorer)

Financial information on 53,000 companies worldwide (42,000 are non-US companies).
The information includes: standardized and "as reported" financials (including restated reports), SEC filings, detailed earnings estimates,recommendations, ownership, stock data, news and ratings.

Windows and Internet Explorer recommended for this database.

This service is now known as Checkpoint (Thomson Reuters).

SAGE Research Methods is an online collection of information that supports beginning and advanced researchers looking for the best methods to use in their research.

Learn about a range of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods for the social and behavioral sciences, as well as many methods commonly used in the hard sciences. You can also find information on other parts of doing research such as writing a research question, gathering and analyzing data, working with teams, and publishing findings.

Handbooks such as the Qualitative Research Methods Series offer "how to" advice and support. Find sample data sets for practicing statistical tests, along with cases, videos, pamphlets and articles illustrating good research management practices. 

Tutorials are also available to learn more about this unique collection.

A mapping application that enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, health, crime, and marketing data variables including Mediamark and Simmons Consumer Data. Data from the year 2000.

A searchable database of media rates and information; the largest and most comprehensive in the world, with more than 100,000 U.S. and international media properties, circulations, advertising rates. Includes Digital Media database.

A large collection of U.S. Federal Technical Reports issued prior to 1975, including historical government documents from the U.S. National Bureau of Standards, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and more. Technical reports communicate research progress in technology and science, and often contain plans, surveys, or data that was the most up-to-date at the time. Provided through our Center for Research Libraries membership.

Access to more than 700 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2006. WDI offers chart and data export formats. Indicators include statistics on national and per capita income, trade, health, environment, and other measures of development.