Electronic Data Center: Selected Data Resources for POLS 490 SWR (Democracy and Market Reform)  Tags: data democracy development electronic_data_center statistics  

The Electronic Data Center helps students and faculty locate numeric data and statistical information. We also help researchers manage, format, and prepare their data for statistical analysis. This guide is a collection of data resources that addresses different aspects of development, from economic indicators to political institutions to public opinion. This particular tab witin the guide is a collection of various links within the Data Center's website.

http://einstein.library.emory.edu - The Homepage for the Electronic Data Center

http://einstein.library.emory.edu/links.shtml - The Data Freeway, a thematically-organized collection of links to on-line data sources. The sources here are often more specialized and niche-oriented than the resources included in this guide.

http://einstein.library.emory.edu/help_index.shtml - Here, you'll find help resources for working with particular data resources, such as the ICPSR. You'll also find various guides for and introductions to working with particular statistical software programs (SAS, SPSS, and Stata).

http://einstein.library.emory.edu/citation_guide.html - Yes, you do have to cite your data sources. This guide will help you figure out how to cite your data in a way that is informative and useful to others.

http://einstein.library.emory.edu/contact.shtml - Data Center contact information and hours.