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Tag Archives: data
World Statistics Day!
October 20, 2010, is the first World Statistics Day, designated by the United Nations to celebrate official national and international statistics. Just think a moment about all the uses to which we put the data gathered by the U.S. Census … Continue reading
Posted in around the world, info.gov
Tagged arts, data, federal government, government info, NEA, Statistical Abstract, statistics, surveys, united nations, web sites
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Economic Data for Free? Yes, Please.
I confess. I’m a sucker for free stuff. More specifically, I like finding credible, well-respected information freely available online. So when the World Bank announced that they were opening up their statistical resources for free, you can imagine that I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged countries, data, economics, electronic resources, international business, statistics, world
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OECD economic and development data
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s goals are to support sustainable economic growth, boost employment, raise living standards, maintain financial stability, assist other countries’ economic development, and contribute to growth in world trade. In support of its goals the … Continue reading
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Tagged aid, books, data, development, development assistance, economics, financial systems, OECD, organisation for economic co-operation and development, statistics, web sites
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United Nations data to go
An earlier blog entry mentioned several United Nations statistical databases…now the UN is trying to make data easier to find! Announcing UNdata, the one-stop search box for several UN statistical databases at once. The University Library is a federal depository … Continue reading
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Tagged data, statistics, united nations
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Numbers, anyone?
Looking for international statistics? Country info? The United Nations may have just the numbers you need! There are several United Nations statistical databases available free (for non-commercial use) online at http://unstats.un.org/unsd/databases.htm: Census Knowledge Base The Census Knowledge Base, a fundamental … Continue reading
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Tagged data, government info, online resources, statistics
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