Search Datasets using Google
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Google Dataset SearchDataset Search is a search engine for datasets. Using a simple keyword search, users can discover datasets hosted in thousands of repositories across the Web.
General Data Sources
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Data.govOfficial portal to data produced by the U.S. federal government. Includes data from all 15 cabinet-level agencies (Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health, Homeland Security, Housing, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veteran Affairs).
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IPUMS"IPUMS provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. IPUMS integration and documentation makes it easy to study change, conduct comparative research, merge information across data types, and analyze individuals within family and community contexts. Data and services available free of charge."
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U.S. Census Bureau DataU.S. leading provider of demographic and economic data.
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UNdata (United Nations)Largest disseminator of freely available data from all countries in the world.
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World BankThousands of indicators that are directly or indirectly related to the economic well-being of countries and their populations.
What's Here
This guide is intended to provide users with a starting point for their data and statistical research. Links to major organizations and agencies are provided and arranged by key topic. This guide is NOT a comprehensive resource of available data sets in every discipline.
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