Sometimes statistics are "buried" within the text of journal, magazine, or newspaper articles
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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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
The databases below are great places to find articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals. Looking for statistics embedded within these articles can be helpful.
Sometimes statistics are "buried" within the text of books, journals, magazines, or newspapers. Try this search strategy when you are looking for articles from library databases.
As shown in the image below, you can start by choosing the advanced search option.
You can then search a keyword or two for your topic. Here, in the first box, the word "obesity" is the keyword/topic.
Then in the next box, you can add the word statistics and then limit that row to "SU Subject Terms."
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In EBSCO's Academic Search Complete database, you can carry out a similar search as that above.
As shown in the image below, you can start by choosing the advanced search option.
You can then search a keyword or two for your topic. Here, in the first box, the word "obesity" is the keyword/topic.
Then in the next box, you can add the word statistics and then limit that row to "SU Subject Terms."
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Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology by
In this newly updated Fourth Edition, new terms are defined, new synonyms are included, and both are illustrated with new graphics. Growth in the fields of statistics and methodology has mandated these inclusions. The number of definitions and illustrations has grown from about 2,400 in the third edition to about 2,800 in this one, an increase of around 16 percent. While some entries have been shortened and obsolete ones have been deleted, which helped make room for the new entries, comparatively few terms from the earlier editions have been deleted. The importance of classic terms persists even as new techniques and the terms describing them are invented. Finally, the suggestions for further reading have been updated and a new section on Useful Websites on Statistics and Methodology has been added.
Critical Statistics by
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The Art of Statistics by
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