Guides and tutorials to Numeric Data

Unless otherwise indicated, these resources have been created by staff of the University Library.

Finding Data

Data Use Tutorial - ICPSR has created this tutorial for searching, accessing, downloading and using their online analysis system. ICPSR has also created guides to using SPSS setup files and SAS setup files.

Guides to Census Data

Accessing the 2000 Census with software from Geolytics and the Census Bureau - Helpful websites from various workshops presented by NSDS.

Comparing Census data among years - Changing geographic designations and definitions for 1970-2000 censuses.

Tutorial for using Geolytics "Census 2000 Long Form" product - Brief guide to using Geolytics products.

Subject Guides

U.S. Public Opinion - Guide to electronic and print sources for public opinion polls.

Webstract Quick Tips - Hints for retrieving data using the Webstract client.

User Guide Tutorials for the Panel Study of Income Dynamics - Created for classroom use.