LibGuides: Mathematics: MTH 220 Elements of Statistics

Statistics Tutorials

eMathHelp Statistics Calculators
This online calculator solves a wide range of probability/statistics problems. It calculates the mean, variance, percentile, finds probabilities of various distributions, and many more.
Khan Academy Statistics and Probability
Khan Academy's course on Statistics and Probability.
Wolfram MathWorld Probability and Statistics
MathWorld offers free tutorials and articles on statistics skills.

Sources of Statistical Data

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
CDC is the US federal agency dedicated to the protection of the public health. A highly science-based and data-driven organization, the CDC is often a great source of information on topics relating to public health.
DATA.gov
Data.gov is the United States government's open data website. It provides access to datasets published by agencies across the federal government and is intended to uphold the ideals of an open and transparent government.
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
The FBI publishes information on missing and wanted persons, common crimes and scams, and their history, in addition to crime statistics that may be useful to criminal justice research.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Data on inmate populations and Federal Bureau of Prisons staff.

Historical Statistics of the US This link opens in a new window
This thoroughly revised five-volume reference work reflects thirty years of new data and scholarship. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field. The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition will permit users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest.

IPUMS USA
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
The source for data on crime and justice
since 1978.
National Center for Education Statistics
The NCES is the primary statistical agency of the US Dept. of Education and is responsible for collecting and reporting data on the condition of American Education.
The Stanford Open Policing Project
On a typical day in the United States, police officers make more than 50,000 traffic stops. Our team is gathering, analyzing, and releasing records from millions of traffic stops by law enforcement agencies across the country. Our goal is to help researchers, journalists, and policymakers investigate and improve interactions between police and the public.
United States Census Bureau
The World Factbook
Provided by the CIA, the World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

Databases and Journals

Mathematics
Mathematics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to mathematics.
Open Mathematics
Open Mathematics is a fully peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes original and relevant works on topics across the full span of mathematics.
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, and is committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone.

Statistics Books and eBooks

Elements of Statistics: A Hands-on Primer
This book was designed to provide readers unfamiliar with statistics with all the basic knowledge needed to succeed in their statistics courses.
An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
In An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics the authors describe key concepts from statistics and give a mathematical basis for important statistical methods.
OpenStax Introductory Statistics (2nd Edition)
This free OpenStax textbook offers explanations, detailed step-by-step examples, illustrations, and exercises, like any textbook would. Completely free and accessible online or downloadable in PDF format.
OpenStax High School Statistics
This free OpenStax textbook offers explanations, detailed step-by-step examples, illustrations, and exercises, written to support students at the high school level. Completely free and accessible online or downloadable in PDF format.
Statistics: A Very Short Introduction
Aimed at readers with no prior mathematical knowledge, this Very Short Introduction explores and explains how statistics work, and how we can decipher them.
Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the Tools of Research
This text is a clear and direct introduction to statistics for the social, behavioral, and life sciences.
Understanding Statistics: An Introduction
This book is designed to give you the tools to understand statistical claims and avoid common pitfalls associated with translating statistical information from the language of mathematics to plain English.