Research Guides: #Social Work: Data &amp; Statistics

Data & Statistics E-Books

Basic Statistics for Social Workers by Robert A. Schneider
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Collection: Proquest Ebook Central
ISBN: 9780761849339
Published: 2009-01-01
Basic Statistics for Social Workers, now in a revised edition, was developed by Schneider after teaching statistics to undergraduate and graduate social work students for over ten years. The statistical concepts that are necessary for students to know are covered, ranging from simple descriptive statistics such as crosstabs and tabular data up to a limited discussion of multiple regression. The text is written simply for students who may not have a strong quantitative background.
Statistics and Data Interpretation for Social Work by James A. Rosenthal
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Collection: Proquest Ebook Cnetral
ISBN: 9780826107213
Published: 2012-02-01
Written by a social worker for social work students, this is a nuts and bolts guide to statistics that presents complex calculations and concepts in clear, easy-to-understand language. It includes numerous examples, data sets, and issues that students will encounter in social work practice. The first section introduces basic concepts and terms to provide a solid foundation in statistics. It also addresses tools used by researchers to describe and summarize data ranging from single variables to assessing the relationship between variables and cause and effect among variables.

Data & Data Vizualization Tools

Bureau of Justice Statistics
BJS is the primary statistical agency of the Department of Justice. It is one of the thirteen principal federal statistical agencies throughout the Executive Branch, agencies whose activities are predominantly focused on the collection, compilation, processing, or analysis of information for statistical purposes.
CDC - Data & Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and prevention data and statistics
Child Stats
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (Forum) is a collection of 23 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families.
Current Population Survey
The Current Population Survey (CPS), sponsored jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the primary source of labor force statistics for the population of the United States.
Data.gov
Data.gov provides access to federal data generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government with information ranging in areas from education, energy, health, law, and more.
Explore Census Data
Provides U.S. Census data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. Data is included from several different censuses and surveys and can be downloaded.
Healthdata.gov
This site is dedicated to making high value health data more accessible to entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers in the hopes of better health outcomes for all.
Kids Count Data Center
A project from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Kids Count data includes national, state and some city data measuring demographics, economic well-being, education, family, health and safe/risky behavior in children and families.
LGBT Data & Demographics
Provided by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. The Williams Institute is the leading research center on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. We ensure that facts — not stereotypes — inform laws, policies, and judicial decisions that affect the LGBT community.
Mental Health by the Numbers
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
National Center for Health Statistics
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) compiles statistical information that is used in research by a broad audience including health professionals, policy makers, physicians, health providers, and students
OECD Data
Provides data from the 34 OECD member countries which are countries committed to democracy and to improving their economies. Data on other nations is also available on this site.
Social Security- Research, Statistics & Policy Analysis
The research and policy analysis on this website come from a collaborative effort primarily between two ORDP offices—the Office of Research, Demonstration, and Employment Support; and the Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Data
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals living with mental and substance use disorders, and their families.

CESSDA
CESSDA stands for Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives and ERIC stands for European Research Infrastructure Consortium.
The DHS Program
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program has collected, analyzed, and disseminated accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 400 surveys in over 90 countries.
EuroStat
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union.
Guttmacher Institute
Data on sexual and reproductive health. Data sets are from the Guttmacher Center for Population Research Innovation and Dissemination. Both U.S. and international data is available.
International Labour Organization
ILOSTAT is hosted by the ILO Department of Statistics, the focal point to the UN for labour statistics.
IPUMS International
IPUMS - International is dedicated to collecting and distributing census microdata from around the world. The project goals are to collect and preserve data and documentation, harmonize data, and disseminate the harmonized data free of charge.
United Nations Data
The gateway to data and statistics for UN supported projects, including the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. To learn how to best use this resource, see these FAQs.
World Bank - World Development Indicators
The World Development Indicators (WDI) provides a comprehensive selection of economic, social and environmental indicators, drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partner agencies. The database covers more than 900 indicators for 210 economies with data back to 1960. Specific series and countries/groups can be selected for specific year ranges, and data can be exported.
World Health Organization
An agency affiliated with the United Nations, The World Health Organization web site provides downloadable international health data.
World Health Organization- Global Health Observatory
WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.

Canva
A free project app that lets you design impressive graphics and infographs for posters, presentations and the web. For more options you'll have pay for the pro version of this tool.
Easel.ly
A free tool for creating graphics and charts.
Google Charts
Create interactive charts and data tools.