Finding Comparative Political Data - Comparative Political Data - Gould Library Research Guides at Carleton College

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Global Financial Data
Historical financial time series, some dating back to 1265. Includes datasets in 10 topics: Asset Allocation, Commodities, Economic, Equity, Exchange Rates, Fixed Income, Development, Government and Debt, International Trade, and National Accounts.
CNTS Data Archive
From Arthur S. Banks, to quantify variables covered in Stateman's Yearbook. Over 200 indicators spanning 200 countries, some dating to 1815. Variables cover trade, conflict, infrastructure, expenditure, more. Excellent starting place for comparative political measures.

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My Political Data Links

These are the latest sites I've bookmarked for political science data.

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Data Producers

In the course of their work, governments, intergovernmental agencies (IGOs), nongovernmental agencies (NGOs), and academic scholars often produce data. Often (but not always), these data are made publicly available. We've provided a brief list of data producers to get you started.

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Visualizing Data

Visualization software lets you see otherwise hidden patterns in complex data.

This way of working with data is emerging and evolving rapidly. We're keeping track of data visualization tools here.

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Archives and Collections

There are numerous repositories of social science datasets. These are excellent starting points in your search for data. Some of the most important include:

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Comparative Political Data: About This Guide

This guide is designed to help you locate data for comparative political science classes.

This first page contains general tips and links to resources to help you get started using data and statistics.
The pages that follow are organized by common comparative political data subject area. Within each page, the resources are organized by type of producer (academic, governmental, or nongovermental agency).

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Major Sources

These are some of the most frequently used sources by students searching for comparative political quantitative evidence.

World Development Indicators (WDI)
1000+ economic, social, environmental, and governance time series indicators (1960-) across 200 countries and 18 country groups.
International Financial Statistics (IFS) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Finance and economics time series data for many world economies dating to 1948. Best used alongside corresponding print books in the library's collection.
UNData
A single gateway to the UN's 24 statistical databases and 60+ million records).
OECD iLibrary
All the publications and many of the datasets published by the OECD. Carleton access point.

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Search Strategies for Finding Data

Refer to the search strategies from the Data, Datasets, and Statistics Library Research Guide.
This Data Reference Worksheet is designed to help you brainstorm search strategies.

Data Reference Worksheet

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Compendia

Statistical compendia such as Proquest Statistical Datasets or Nationmaster are an excellent first place to look for statistics and sources of data when you don't know who might be interested in collecting the data you need.

Even if the compendium does not have the exact data you need, use it as a "guide to data sources" by studying the source notes.

The Data guide provides a list of compendia to help you start your search.

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