LibGuides: HDF 352/652 Practicum: Stats and Background Information

Finding Statistics

Try a scoped Google search to limit to .gov, .edu, and .org websites:

Ex: teen pregnancy statistics texas site:gov

Ex: austin texas homelessness statistics site:org

Ex: texas obesity data site:cdc.gov

Or try searching this source:

Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Most current edition. Unlimited users.
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a compilation of social, political and economic statistics. The focus is on national data, but some tables cover regions, states, cities, and comparative international statistics. Each table identifies the source of the data. Tables can be downloaded in xls or pdf format.
Divided into broad sections such as Population, Health and Nutrition, Education, Foreign Commerce and Aid, Prices and many others, the database can be searched or browsed to retrieve results that can then be narrowed by source, geography, time period, subject, and other breakdowns.

SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window
Selected titles. Unlimited users.
Platform for Sage eBook and eReference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, professional development titles, and more. Only select ebook titles purchased by the UT Libraries are fully accessible.
For more information on ebooks see the Ebook Guide
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences This link opens in a new window
2nd edition. Unlimited users.
This online encyclopedia provides authoritative, foundational, interdisciplinary knowledge across the wide range of behavioral and social sciences fields. The encyclopedia includes over 3,900 articles that discuss history, current trends and future directions. Topics are cross-referenced with related topics and each article highlights further reading.
Contains reference material covering the following disciplines:
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Demography
- Economics
- Education
- Geography
- History
- Law
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Clinical Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Personality Psychology
- Motivational Psychology
- Sociology
- Criminology
- Memory: Cognitive and Neuroscientific Aspects
- Neuroscience of Language
- Culture and the Arts

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