Statistics

Collaborative statistics
By Barbara Illowsky and Susan Dean, faculty members at De Anza College in Cupertino, California. A beginning college-level statistics textbook.

Finding statistics
Guide with explanation and links for locating statistics on specific topics, with emphasis on U.S. government sources. From California State University, Northridge library.

International Year of Statistics
In 2013, celebrating why statistics matter and what they are so very necessary and useful for

Learning Math: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Based on the NCTM content standards for K-8 teachers. Videos and web-based lessons.

Links to statistical sources
List of key sources for reliable statistics, in general topic areas. Provided by the University of Oregon Library.

Nation Master
Termed a "massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD."

Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics
Applets, tools, and online books.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Government website with lots of tables of data for U.S. populations

Statistics Decision Tree
From Van Eck Computer Consulting, the Decision Tree "helps select statistics or statistical techniques appropriate for the purpose and conditions of a particular analysis and to select the MicrOsiris commands which produce them or find the corresponding SPSS and SAS commands"

Search the Library Catalog

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:15 -0700

Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.

Databases

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:16:20 -0700

Journals

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:59:26 -0700

Demographic Research

Monthly Labor Review

Probability theory and related fields

Statistical methods and applications

Opinion, Politics, and Humor

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:46:53 -0700

Blogstats
Armin Grossenbacher is the principal blogger, but other authors are invited

Ideas
David Friedman, an economist, often writes about deceptive statistics

Stats Made Easy
Author and chemical engineer Mark J. Anderson relates examples from his teaching and plucks interesting bits from the web

census.gov - Latest Releases

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:09:23 -0800

Video Links

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:46:03 -0700

Statistics

From How Stuff Works.com, search results for the application of statistics in a variety of topics

Video

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:47:27 -0700

Variation: Why statistical methods are needed.

Nicola Petty, Management Science at the University of Canterbury.

Get Help in Person or by Phone

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:41 -0700

You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

Need the phone number for your campus? Contact us! If you'd rather come by in person, check the PCC Library locations and hours.

Email Us

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:58 -0700

Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.

Help from Tutors

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:15 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:30 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)

Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:44 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.