WISER Social Sciences: Statistical Data Sources Mark Janes Social Sciences Subject Consultant
Question: What is data? We asked 6 people … Respondent A: social surveys Respondent B: statistical series Respondent C: opinion polls Respondent D: macroeconomic series Respondent E: law reports Respondent F: newspaper articles Respondent G: just about anything
WHO Global Alcohol Database multiple sources
UK Household Survey Social Survey Division of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) conducted since 1971
Geodata (Reliability of data may depend upon memory of a budding alcoholic)
SWIVEL Social Networking Data Site (Good sources but possible dubious interpretation)
UN Comtrade Standard data classifications and methodology applied internationally
Many data producers Data is produced by researchers, practitioners, governments, IGOs, NGOs and businesses for a variety of purposes: Research data Activity reporting Government statistical collection International macro data Justification Market/financial research
Many data users Data is used by researchers, practitioners, governments and businesses for a variety of purposes: Original research Trend analysis Formulate/influence policy Test assumptions Measure interventions and effectiveness Support arguments Lies, damn lies and statistics!
SSL Data Survey 2007
Macro/International data Via ESDS International Eurostat New Cronos IEA Coal Information IEA CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion IEA Electricity information IEA Energy Prices and Taxes IEA Energy Technology Research and Development Database IEA Natural Gas Information IEA Oil Information IEA Renewables Information IEA World Energy Statistics and Balances ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market IMF Balance of Payment Statistics IMF Direction of Trade Statistics IMF Government Finance Statistics IMF International Financial Statistics IMF World Economic Outlook OECD Education Statistics OECD Globalisation OECD International Development OECD International Direct Investment Statistics OECD International Migration Statistics OECD International Trade by Commodities Statistics OECD Main Economic Indicators OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators OECD National Accounts OECD Quarterly Labour Force Statistics OECD Services Statistics OECD Social Expenditure Database OECD STructural ANalysis UNIDO Industrial Demand Supply UNIDO Industrial Statistics United Nations Common Database World Bank Global Development Finance World Bank World Development Indicators
Other Macro/International UN Comtrade UN Commodity Price Statistics (UNCTAD) Source OECD (All statisitical databases and series) Emerging Markets Information Service (Macro data plus market and forecasts) Global Financial Data (Plus market and exchange rate data)
Survey/micro data Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) UK Data Archive archive.ac.uk/search/searchStart.asphttp:// archive.ac.uk/search/searchStart.asp Nuffield Data Library (Oxford’s data library, contact iPOLL ESDS International Eurobarometer Survey Series European Election Study European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions datasets European Social Survey European and World Values Surveys International Social Survey Programme Latinobarómetro Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty
Economics/Finance/Business UN Comtrade UN Commodity Price Statistics (UNCTAD) htm htm Source OECD Emerging Markets Information Service Global Financial Data ESDS International (OECD, IMF, World Bank) Orbis (includes Bankscope, FAME, ISIS, JADE, OSIRIS, ZEPHYR) FT.COM Wharton Research Data Services (contact: currently staff and researchers Bureau van Dijk CISDM COMPUSTAT North America CRSP CUSIP Master File GOVPX I/B/E/S NYSE TAQ Thomson Reuters Bank Regulatory Blockholders CBOE Indexes DMEF Dow Jones FDIC Fama French, Momentum, and Liquidity Federal Reserve Bank Reports PHLX Penn World Tables SEC Disclosure of Order Execution TRACE
Historical/Other Elections in Western Europe since 1815 (via OxLIP+) Arts and Humanities Data Service Historical Statistics of the United States Indiastat
SSL Data Page
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