Anecdotes about Data http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:26:08 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33.uthink http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Real Estate Database A comprehensive collection of historical real estate data. Includes Winan’s Real Estate Index of housing prices back to 1830, regional real estate price indices, national and regional new home sales and listings, and more. Choose “Real Estate Market Data” under Data Series Type in the Filter Search.

http://www.lib.umn.edu/get/realestatedatabase

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/08/real_estate_database.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/08/real_estate_database.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:26:08 -0600 U.S. Stocks Database Comprehensive current and historical coverage of stocks traded on exchanges in the United States. The database provides daily data for current US stocks back to 1970 and monthly data back to 1815. Enables you to combine the financial indicators from the United States and 200 other countries with the historical price data on over 20,000 individual current and delisted stocks.

http://www.lib.umn.edu/get/usstocksdatabase

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/08/us_stocks_database.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/08/us_stocks_database.html Social Sciences Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:23:33 -0600 Making The Best Use Of Employer, Non-Employer Data

  • Making The Best Use Of Employer, Non-Employer Data

    “Business definitions have always been tricky for researchers,” said Brian Headd, economist for the Office of Advocacy and co-author of the working paper. “It’s hard to determine what counts as a business. For instance, is there a minimum employee or revenue requirement, a length of time in business, or a contribution to owners income? He added, “Definitions are often based on convenience, such as what data is available to the researcher.”

    • ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/08/making_the_best_use_of_employe.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/08/making_the_best_use_of_employe.html Social Sciences Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:16:54 -0600     Bureau of Labor Statistics Web Redesign and Nifty New Features The Bureau of Labor Statistics has redesigned its website and has added many useful features, of which some are highlighted here. For all new features, see http://www.bls.gov/bls/redesign2008.htm.

    1. RSS feed for latest economic indicators: http://www.bls.gov/feed/bls_latest.rss

    2. Calender of all releases with the option to subscribe via *.ical/*.ics: http://www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/

    3. Guide to Data by Geography: http://www.bls.gov/guide/geography/

    4. Tutorials: http://www.bls.gov/tutorial/home.htm

    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/07/bureau_of_labor_statistics_web.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/07/bureau_of_labor_statistics_web.html Social Sciences Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:55:27 -0600     MN Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board The MN Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board makes finding campaign finance data a little more complex than one might expect. The data isn't as recent as one might expect either - 12/31/2007 in most cases and most information provided is in *.pdf files. Exceptions are noted.

    Independent Expenditures - http://www.cfbreport.state.mn.us/dyncfb/cfbsearch5.php

    Contributions Received by a Candidate - http://www.cfbreport.state.mn.us/dyncfb/cfbsearch1.php

    Contributions Made by Individuals - http://www.cfbreport.state.mn.us/dyncfb/cfbsearch2.php

    Contributions Received by Party Units or Political Committees - http://www.cfbreport.state.mn.us/dyncfb/cfbsearch3.php

    Contributions Made by Party Units or Political Committees - http://www.cfbreport.state.mn.us/dyncfb/cfbsearch4.php

    Political Party, Political Committee and Political Fund Reports - http://www.cfbreport.state.mn.us/rptViewer/viewRptsOther.php
    On the Board home page, "Political Party Units" are listed as a separate link, but they're really a subset of the overall Political Party database.

    Candidate Report of Receipts and Expenditures - http://www.cfbreport.state.mn.us/rptViewer/viewRptsCan.php

    Lobbyist Disbursement Reports - http://www.cfbreport.state.mn.us/rptViewer/viewRptsLob.php
    Data through 2008

    Public Official Lists - http://www.cfboard.state.mn.us/po_lists.html
    Reports in *.html; content undated.


    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/07/mn_campaign_finance_and_disclo.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/07/mn_campaign_finance_and_disclo.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:38:19 -0600     State Campaign Finance Databases For information on state-level campaign finance, see Campaign Finance Databases from the State Agency Databases site.

    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/07/state_campaign_finance_databas.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/07/state_campaign_finance_databas.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:41:28 -0600     New Financial and Travel Statistics added to STAT-USA STAT-USA has new financial and travel statistics. STAT-USA is a subscription database from the Department of Commerce that contains statistics either hard to find elsewhere or not available elsewhere.

    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/07/new_financial_and_travel_stati.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/07/new_financial_and_travel_stati.html Social Sciences Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:25:35 -0600     All Americas Barometer Survey Newly licensed: All Americas Barometer Survey

    An effort by the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) to measure democratic values and behaviors in the Americas using national probability samples of voting-age adults.

    http://www.lib.umn.edu/site/moreinfo.phtml?id=15174

    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/05/all_americas_barometer_survey.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/05/all_americas_barometer_survey.html New Data Fri, 30 May 2008 14:04:49 -0600     Roper Center Data on US Presidential Election 2008 The Roper Center has put together a web page on public opinion regarding this and historical election issues. It's called US Presidential Election 2008 and includes charts and tables on topics such as the war in Iraq and whether people would vote for a candidate who was female of any race or an African-American man.

    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/05/roper_center_data_on_us_presid.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/05/roper_center_data_on_us_presid.html 2008 Elections Thu, 08 May 2008 09:28:20 -0600     Foreclosures and Short Sales in the Twin Cities The Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS® has released "Foreclosures and Short Sales in the Twin Cities Housing Market," a special new research report that attempts to answer some of the more pressing questions surrounding lender-mediated properties. Includes an analysis of current inventory, new listings, closed sales, sales prices, and the impact that the growth of lender-mediated properties is having on each trend.

    The data was gathered and analyzed by MAAR staff in collaboration with Aaron Dickinson, REALTOR® member with Edina Realty, and utilizes a new data approach based upon information from the NorthstarMLS system.

    To share comments or questions on this new report, please contact Jeff Allen, MAAR Research Manager, at jeffa@mplsrealtor.com or Aaron Dickinson at aarondickinson@edinarealty.com.

    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/05/foreclosures_and_short_sales_i.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/05/foreclosures_and_short_sales_i.html Social Sciences Tue, 06 May 2008 10:03:38 -0600     New Guide to Newspaper Circulation Statistics Thanks to our Journalism, Film and Mass Communications Librarian, Johan Oberg (oberg091 at umn dot edu), you can find sources of current and historical newspaper circulation statistics compiled at http://www.lib.umn.edu/journalism/circulation.phtml.

    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/04/new_guide_to_newspaper_circula.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/04/new_guide_to_newspaper_circula.html Social Sciences Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:46:17 -0600     Fun with Technology Census Bureau facing huge cost increase, possible delays in 2010 effort (3/5/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com

    The 2010 Census is at serious risk of massive cost increases and delays caused by problems with a contract to develop handheld computers that the Census Bureau plans to use to collect data.
    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/03/fun_with_technology.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/03/fun_with_technology.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:43:34 -0600     2007 Residential Real Estate Activity Report for the Twin Cities Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors' produced report on home sales activity in the metropolitan area over the last year. Includes summaries of 2001-present for sales, values by county, city and neighborhood and some maps. See Residential Real Estate Activity Report

    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/02/2007_residential_real_estate_a.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/02/2007_residential_real_estate_a.html Social Sciences Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:06:28 -0600     Estimating Excess Mortality in Post-Invasion Iraq Estimating Excess Mortality in Post-Invasion Iraq

    From the article:

    "There is no set formula for accurately tallying deaths from humanitarian crises. When a population becomes destabilized, estimation of mortality is likely to be severely challenged. In the case of a sudden traumatic event, such as a natural disaster affecting an otherwise stable population, health and human service agencies, though compromised, may well be able to facilitate an accurate assessment of deaths through the use of prospective registries of vital events."

    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/02/estimating_excess_mortality_in.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/02/estimating_excess_mortality_in.html Social Sciences Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:11:22 -0600     School-Associated Student Homicides --- United States, 1992--2006 School-Associated Student Homicides --- United States, 1992--2006

    School-associated student homicide events, especially those involving multiple victims, generate considerable media attention, prompting questions regarding whether rates of school-associated violent deaths are increasing and regarding the characteristics of such events. During the 1990s, the rate of school-associated single-victim student homicides decreased significantly, whereas rates for school-associated homicides in which two or more students were killed (i.e., multiple-victim homicides) increased (1).

    Additional studies of such events during the same decade documented the rarity of lethal school-associated violence (2,3). To 1) update temporal trends in rates for school-associated student homicides during July 1992--June 2006 and 2) describe the epidemiologic characteristics of school-associated student homicides that occurred during July 1999--June 2006 (the period for which the most recent data are available), CDC analyzed data from the School-Associated Violent Death (SAVD) study.

    This report describes the results of that analysis, which indicated that rates of school-associated student homicides decreased during the overall period, July 1992--June 2006, but stabilized during July 1999--June 2006, when 116 students were killed in 109 school-associated homicide events. Although school-associated student homicides are rare and represent approximately 1% of homicides that occur among school-age youths, schools should expand use of comprehensive measures to prevent behaviors that often precede fatal violence.

    ]]>     http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/01/schoolassociated_student_homic.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/westx045/data/2008/01/schoolassociated_student_homic.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:40:43 -0600