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Data for the Non-Data Librarian
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Jen DarraghData Services and Sociology Librarian,
Johns Hopkins University
Hailey MooneyData Services Coordinator and
Social Sciences Librarian,
Michigan State University Libraries
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Agenda
• Data vs. Statistics• Search Strategies• Local Area Resources• Reference Question
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Data vs. Statistics
• What’s the difference anyway?
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Data
Statistics
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Data or Statistics?
• I am trying to locate data on new vehicle sale prices over the past 10 years. If it was broken down by month, that would be even better. I want to see how sales prices vary.
• Poll Question: Data or Statistics?
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Data or Statistics?
• I’m determining the feasibility of developing a senior apartment/housing community in Easton, Md. I would really like to find information that breaks down household income by age for either Easton, MD or Talbot County, MD
• Poll Question: Data or Statistics?
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Data or Statistics?
• I want to find out how many people with alcohol dependency also have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. I want to determine the most common disorders and investigate the relationship between amount of alcohol imbibed and severity and length of symptoms.
• Poll Question: Data or Statistics?
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Reference Interview Tips
• Statistics or data?• Who or What?
• Topic• Unit of Analysis
• When?• Most current available, a single year, time series
• Where?• Geographic unit(s)
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• Examples • The number of mentally
ill people who drive cars in Sanilac County
• The number of Korean older adults who get services from community centers and live in Michigan
• Reality• Never collected• Never published• $$$• Unwieldy format
• Be flexible
Expectation Management
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Search Strategies
• Statistics
1. Use a Finding Aid
2. Identify Potential Producers
3. Turn to the Literature
4. Targeted Online Searches
5. Ask for Help
• Data
1. Search in a Data Archive
2. Identify Potential Producers
3. Turn to the Literature
4. Statistics Lead to Data
5. Ask for Help
How to Find Data & Statistics LibGuide: http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/datastats
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Search Strategies for Statistics#1: Use a Finding Aid
Research Guides
Reference Sources• Statistical Abstract of the United States• Historical Statistics of the United States
Statistical Databases• Data-Planet• PolicyMap• ProQuest Statistical Insight• SAGE Stats• SimplyMap• Statista
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Search Strategies for Statistics#2: Identify Potential Producers
• Who might collect or publish this type of information?
Government Agencies
Non-Government Organizations
Academic Institutions
Private Sector
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Search Strategies for Statistics#3 Turn to the Literature
• Look for statistics reported in journal, news, and magazine articles. If they report a source, be sure to follow it up!
Lemons, J. (2015, July 17). Fighting urban poverty. CQ Researcher, 25, 601-624. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com.proxy1.cl.msu.edu/
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Search Strategies for Statistics#4 Targeted Online Searches
• Think about where to search and which keywords to use.
Search Engines• Site:.gov
Library Catalog• Health insurance -- Michigan – Statistics
Statistical Indexes• You’ve looped back to strategy #1
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Search Strategies for Statistics#5: Ask for Help
• Knowing when to call in reinforcements is important.
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Search Strategies for Data#1: Search in a Data Archive
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Re3data.org
Data Citation Index
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Search Strategies for Data#2: Identify Potential Producers
• Who might collect or publish this type of information?
Government Agencies
Non-Government Organizations
Academic Institutions
Private Sector
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Search Strategies for Data#3 Turn to the Literature
• Search for research studies based on secondary analysis of publicly available data sets.
Data Archive Bibliographies• ICPSR Bibliography of Data-Related
Literature
Library Indexes
Books on Research Methods• Secondary data analysis: An
introduction for psychologists• Unobtrusive measures
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Search Strategies for Data#4 Statistics Lead to Data
• Track it down to the original source.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). Health, United States, 2014. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/healthrisk.htm
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Search Strategies for Data#5: Ask for Help
• Knowing when to call in reinforcements is important.
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Local Resources
• American Community Survey (ACS)• City/County/State government• City/County/State organizations• Local university/college research groups• Subscription/paid resources
Tip: It can be easier to find multiple organizations in larger cities. However, state organizations sometimes have data for smaller areas within the state.
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The American Community Survey (ACS)
• De facto replacement of the Census Long-Form (discontinued after 2000 Census).
• Provides current demographic estimates for a sample of the population every year.
• Sample size is around 3.5 million households (per year) which is roughly 3% of total households.
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Using the ACS
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/guidance/estimates.html
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City/County/State Government
https://www.data.gov/open-gov/
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City/County/State Government
• Local government agencies (.gov or .org) domain)
Look for sections of the website that say research, data, reports, or statistics.
Don’t be afraid to ask someone at the agency for more information.
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City/County/State Government
https://www.census.gov/sdc/network.html
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City/County/State OrganizationsYou can search for your city (county or state) name and non-profit and directory. Many areas do provide a list. (.org domain)
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City/County/State Organizations
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Local Colleges and Universities
Tip: Look for Centers and Research Institutes or community partnerships on the school’s website.
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Paid/Subscription Resources
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Paid/Subscription Resources
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Reference Question
• I would like to create a chart showing the following ethnic groups in relation to the total population of Michigan: Arab, Chinese, and Nepali.
• Poll Question: Who is a likely producer?• Poll Question: Which databases are likely to
have this information?
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Considerations
• Classifications: Ancestry vs. Race• Terminology: Nepali vs. Nepalese• Classifications: Chinese and Nepalese are
subdivisions of Asian. Arab is reported under Ancestry
• Classifications: Race alone or in combination
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Answer (Part 1)• American FactFinder
Advanced Search selections– Race & Ethnic Groups:
Asian– Geography: State:
Michigan• B02018. Asian alone or in
any combination by selected groups (2011-2013 ACS 3-year estimates)
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Answer (Part 2)
• American FactFinder Advanced Search selections– Race & Ethnic Groups:
Ancestry– Geography: State:
Michigan
• B04003. Total ancestry reported (2011-2013 ACS 3-year estimates)
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Answer (Part 3)
• American FactFinder Advanced Search selections– Race & Ethnic Groups:
Race/Ethnicity of Individual
– Geography: State: Michigan
• B02001. Race (2011-2013 ACS 3-year estimates)
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Jen Darragh and
Hailey Mooney
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