Consortium of 325 institutions working together to acquire and preserve social science data. Maintained at University of Michigan, ICPSR receives, processes, and distributes data on social phenomena in 130 countries. Includes survey data, census records, election returns, economic data, and legislative records. Direct download access to data sets requires the creation of a personal account. In addition, analysis of ICPSR data sets requires the use of specialized software. For more information on this process, please consult the ICPSR Get Help page or contact the D-Lab for assistance.
Projects, research and publications on survey methodology, causal inference methods, and other methods, including developmental methodology, regression diagnostics, preference, and more.
Descriptions, with links, of the data collection programs at CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
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