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Finding Statistics To Support Your Research By Ms Stephanie Ng NUS Libraries 9 Oct 2019
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Finding Statistics To Support Your Research
By Ms Stephanie NgNUS Libraries9 Oct 2019
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Who Are We?
• Objectives and scope• Mindmap for finding statistics• Sources of statistics • Alternatives when data not
available
OVERVIEW
Objectives and Scope
1. Awareness of sources of statistics
2. Mindmap for searching the sources systematically
3. Alternatives if data is not readily available
→ Improve your effectiveness and chances of finding statistics
Objectives and Scope
• Not about methodology
• Not listing data types exhaustively – Consultation service
• The role of experience and iterative searches
Mindmaps
a. Broad steps of searching
b. Best sources by type and nature of statistics
c. Best sources by subject
A. Broad Steps of Searching
Statistical Databases
Public AgenciesData
Repositories
Archival Data
CitationPearl Growing
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1. Statistical Databases
Statistical Databases
• Over 20 statistical databases in NUS Libraries• Listings @ Statistics, Economics, Finance and Marketing subject guides
• Good source for• Socio-economic and company statistics
• Aggregated statistics
CEIC DataSocio-economic statistics
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D&B Hoovers Company statistics
StatistaAggregated statistics
• Provides access to over 1 millions statistics on over 80,000 topics from more than 18,000 public and proprietary sources.
• 20,000 studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources across 600 industries over 50 countries.
• Contain market analytics, dossiers (special theme insights), forecasts, industry and country reports
Statista: Industry Statistics & Facts
Statista: Dossier
Statista: More Search….
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Statista: Keyword Search
Statista: Industry Overview
https://www-statista-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/statistic-portal/#tutorial
Statista Online Tutorials
Search Functionality @ https://vimeo.com/202712374
2. Public Agencies
Public Agencies
• Local, national and international agencies• Statistical agencies
• Regulatory agencies
• Data availability limited by• Obligation to publish
• Data sensitivity
• Funding
• Listings @ Subject guides
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Department of Statistics Singapore @ https://www.singstat.gov.sg/
Example: Department of Statistics Singapore
SingStat Table Builder (Steps 1-2-3)
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Exercise
How many female Singapore Members of Parliament in 2013?
Ministry of Health Statistics @ https://www.moh.gov.sg/resources-statistics
Example : World Health Organization
Medicine Subject Guide @ http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/medicine/
3. Data Repositories
Data Repositories
• Mandates for researchers to publish data
• Deposit in data repositories
• re3data.org – Registry of Research Data Repositories
• NUS Institutional Repository: ScholarBank@NUS
• Datasets Listings @ Subject Guides: Environmental Studies, Economics
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Registry of Research Data Repositories @ https://re3data.org
World Bank Open Data @ https://data.worldbank.org/
ScholarBank@NUS Institutional Repositories @ https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/
Environmental Studies Subject Guide @ http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/envstudies
3.1 Government Data
Singapore’s Public Data @ https://data.gov.sg/
Government Data3.1
3.2 Microdata
Microdata
IPUMS Databases• Census microdata of over 80
countries• Free, but application required
ICPSR• Demographic, healthcare and
human development microdata• NUS Libraries subscription – free
to use
3.2
How do I download data files from ICPSR?
NUS Libraries FAQ on ICPSR @ http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/faq/71561
4. Archival Data
Archival Data
• Government and organizational records
• NUS Libraries has a rich collection of records
• EAI Library: China and East Asia
• ISEAS Library: Southeast Asia
Example: Colonial Office Records
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B. Best Sources by Type and Nature of Statistics
Microdata
Aggregated Data
Public Private
CEIC DataStatista
National AgenciesInternational Organizations
GartnerFrost & Sullivan
PassportStatista
D&B Hoovers
CEIC DataStatista
Country DatabasesNational Agencies
International Organizations Specific Regulatory Agencies
National AgenciesIPUMSICPSR
EUROSTATRepositories (re3data)
IPUMSICPSR
EUROSTATRepositories (re3data)
Repositories (re3data)
Granularity
Sectors
Alternatives
• Citation pearl growing
• Unpaywall
• Consultation Service
5. Citation Pearl Growing
Citation Pearl Growing
1. Look for a very relevant research paper
2. Trace the reference for sources of data
3. Search the data in1. Accompanying websites
2. Research data repository
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Citation Pearl Growing (More example)
PLOS Journal Article @ https://journals.plos.org
Unpaywall
• Free tool
• Search for freely accessible version of article
• Articles in repository may contain datasets
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Potential sources of data Archival records Research data repository Statistical databases National agencies Citation pearl growing
Area studies
History
Social sciences
Law
Music
Fine arts
Literature
Science
Medicine
Engineering/Technology
Military science
Information science
C. Best Sources by Subject
Consultation Service
• Contact us for one-on-one discussion on your needs
• Stephanie Ngemail: [email protected]: 66017115
• Resource Librarians
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