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Dissertation Research in Education: Statistics

This guide was created to teach doctoral students to select, search, evaluate and organize their dissertation research project.

About Surveys

Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (2008). Collecting and interpreting qualitative materials. Los Angeles Calif: Sage Publications.   300.723 C685 2008

Rea, L. M., & Parker, R. A. (2005). Designing and conducting survey research: a comprehensive guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 001.433 R22d 2005

Yin, R. K. (2003). Case study research: design and methods. Applied social research methods series, v. 5. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications.  300.722 Y58c 2009

Statistics

REFERENCE WORKS
United States. Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1878. R 317.3 Un3s R  2008

WEB SITES
Statistical Abstract of the United States -- published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web.

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2017 -- The monitoring of social, economic and environmental development requires the use of data that is comparable across countries and over time. This is realized in the 2007 edition of the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific. For the first time in its 50 year history, the Yearbook presents data compiled from global sources maintained by United Nations agencies and other international organizations.

State Data Center Program -- census data on a state & local level

PollingReport.com -- An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.