The Information Plus Reference Series provides detailed information, including statistics, on a variety of topics.
Use the link and information in the next tab of this box to locate this series
As shown in the image below, you can easily carry out a search for articles that come just from this Information Plus series - which are rich in statistics and have charts, graphs, tables, etc.
From the advanced search page in Gale Ebooks (formerly called Gale Virtual Reference Library), you can search for a keyword - whatever your larger topic is, and then in the field for Publication Type, you can search for "Information Plus"
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Try the search strategies outlined below when you are looking for articles from library databases.
Note: This is only one search strategy and will not help you find all statistics on a topic - that is, sometimes statistics are buried within other articles that are not found using the search term"statistics"
In ProQuest databases, try the advanced search tips as outlined below and in the image:
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Statistics are often found inside books and articles, namely, in the graphs, charts, and diagrams within them.
The image of the graph below is from a CQ Research report and is but one example of how you can locate find statistical information in larger information sources.
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Image Source: Mantel, B. (2010, April 2). Breast cancer. CQ Researcher, 20, 289-312. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com
As you research, take the time to skim through your findings to uncover these "buried treasures"
Follow leads in the article to find other statistics (see example below):
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Consider the links, organized by topic, below.
For more help locating statistics, see the Statistics Research Guide (link below)