Worksheets for Library Session
- Library Session WorksheetThis is the worksheet we will use during the library session today. Please save a copy to your own Google Drive and you'll work from there.
- Data Reference Worksheet (Google Doc Version)Save a copy of this to your Google Drive to keep notes on your data search process.
- Data Reference Worksheet (PDF version)A worksheet for brainstorming places to look for data.
Useful Links
- Comparative Political DataGould Library's directory of comparative political data sources.
- Data, Datasets, and Statistical ResourcesGould Library general guide to data.
World Bank Open Data Blog
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Common Data Sources
Frequently used political science data sources.
- WDI: World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
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1000+ economic, social, environmental, and governance time series indicators (1960-current) across 200 countries and 18 country groups.
- Human Development IndexFrom the United Nations Development Programme, a composite index evaluating health, education, and living standards across the world's countries. 1980 - 2018.
- CNTS Data Archive (Cross-National Time Series) This link opens in a new window
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Statistical data, including time series data, for over 200 countries. Variables include government expenditure, trade, infrastructure and media, domestic conflict event data, elections, legislative process, numerous political measures and international status indicators. Covers 1815 - current. - IFS: International Financial Statistics This link opens in a new window
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The IMF's (International Monetary Fund) 32,000 time series across 200+ countries and areas. - OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
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Search OECD datasets and publications descriptions.
- V-DemAll countries, 1900-present, on various measures of democracy. Measures these democratic qualities: Electoral, Liberal, Participatory, Majoritarian, Consensual, Deliberative, and Egalitarian. Also provides subcomponent measures re. elections, judiciary, etc.
- UNData This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations and the full text)
A single gateway to the UN's 24 statistical databases and 60+ million records).
- Polity VMeasures regime characteristics (democracy/autocracy) for all states over 500,000 from 1800 to 2018. Also find other data on conflict and peace at this link.
- American National Election Studies (ANES)
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Long-running series of survey data on voting, public opinion, and political participation. 1960 - 2016.
Evaluating Data
- Evaluation of StatisticsSome criteria for evaluating quantitative evidence you find
