Statistical Resources
Top Online Statistical Resources
- 2007 Census of Agriculture
- American FactFinder
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- FAOSTAT Statistics Database
- Passport Reference & Markets (formerly Global Market Information Database)
- National Center for Health Statistics, United States
- Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970, pt. 1
- Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970, pt. 2
- New York State Data Center
- New York State Statistical Yearbook
- STAT-USA
- State & County QuickFacts. Ithaca, New York
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- USDA Economics, Statistic and Marketing Information System
Statistical Software
The most commonly used statistical software programs are Minitab,SAS, SPSS, S-Plus, Stata. For information about these and other statistical programs, see the Statistical Software page.
Help with Statistical Questions
CISER (Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research)
The CISER Data Archive acquires, maintains, and supports numeric files for use by social science researchers at Cornell University. The Archive's service component includes individualized assistance to identify and locate datasets to meet specific information needs, whether those data are available locally or elsewhere. CISER also offers workshops, many conducted at Mann Library.
CISER Computing Helpdesk responds to e-mail (ciser@cornell.edu) and telephone (255-1359) inquiries regarding both statistical and qualitative data analysis software. These helpdesk services are available to all Cornell faculty, staff, and students doing faculty-directed academic research.
Hours
Walk-in (or by appointment) statistical help is offered at Mann Library in the shared Statistical Consulting Area (map it) Monday-Thursday 2-6pm, Friday 2-4pm, and Sunday 4-6pm. See the CISER consulting services page for more info.
Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit
The Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit (CSCU) helps faculty, students and staff with the application of statistical methods in their research. They assist researchers with the method section of grant proposals, the design of their experiments or surveys, the organization of the data, the planning and implementation of the statistical analysis, and the interpretation and write up of results. For more information see the Cornell Statistical Consulting webpage http://www.cscu.cornell.edu/
Hours
CSCU walk-in consulting services are available at Mann Library in the shared Statistical Consulting Area (map it) 1:30 - 2:30pm Monday through Friday.
Mann Information & Research Help Desk
The Library provides basic statistics assistance for students. Library assistance is limited to descriptive statistics, data formatting and simple graphs using Excel, Minitab, and SPSS. To request a consultation from the library, contact the Information & Research Help Desk at mann-ref@cornell.edu or 255-5406. Students with questions concerning regression, econometrics and other advanced statistical methods should contact the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit.
Manuals for Statistical Software
- Books 24x7
- Safari Books
- Stone Computing Software Reference Shelf (map it)