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Applied Statistics
Math 260
- What are Catalogs and Indexes?
- How do you find Books in K College and WMU?
- How do you find Journal Articles in Scholarly
Sources?
- How does the Web fit in?
How to Find:
Books | Journal
Articles | Web
Sites | Citing Sources
FINDING BOOKS ABOUT STATISTICS
Using Catalogs to locate books:
1.) Ariadne
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- Browse the shelves by Call
Number
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
4.) WorldCat
and 5.) Interlibrary
Loan
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- Order item through Interlibrary
Loan
($1 per filled request waived during Library Renovation)
Understanding Call Numbers - Example
Q Science
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QA Mathematics
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QA 275 Mathematical statistics
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H Social Sciences
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HA Statistics
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HA29-32 Theory and Method of Social Science
Statistics
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H Social Sciences
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HA Statistics
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HA154-4737 Statistical Data
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To find reference works that include statistics, search by
keyword on a topic and add the word statistics:
epidemiology and statistics
sports and statistics
Using Subject Headings
Start searching by Keyword or Word and look for Subject
Headings in individual records.
See also: Library
of Congress Classification...
See the Mathematics Research
Guide on Finding Books.
Print Sources for Finding Data:
U.S. Statistics and Almanacs
- Statistical Abstracts of the United States 1998 (Ref.
HA202 .U3 1998)
- World Almanac and Book of Facts: 1999 (AY67 .W893 1999)
- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98 (Ref. HA
202 .S84 1997)
- CQ's State Fact Finder (Ref. HA 214 .H6 1998)
- 1998 County and City Extra (Ref. HA202 .U35 1998)
- Michigan Statistical Abstract 1996 (Ref. HA441 .M53 1996)
- The 1994 Information Please Environmental Almanac (Ref.
TD 176.4 .I54 1994)
Regional Statistics
- UN Demographic Yearbook (Ref. HA17 .D45 1996)
- Statistical Abstract of Latin America (Ref. HA935 .S8)
- Eurostat Yearbook '97 (Ref. HA1107 .E89 1997)
- Africa South of the Sahara 1998 (Ref. DT351 .A37 1998)
Subject Specific Statistics (Health, Business, Etc.)
- Crime in the United States 1997 (Ref. HV 6787 .A3 1997)
- Statistical Handbook of Working America (Ref. HD 8064
.S73 1995)
- 1995 Energy Statistics Yearbook (Ref. HD9502 .A1 Y42 1995)
- Statistical Record of Women Worldwide (Ref. HQ1150 .S73
1995)
- Source Book of Health Insurance Data: 1991 (Ref. HG9396
.S6 1991)
- UNEP Environmental Data Report 1993/94 (Ref. GE1 .E535
1993/94)
- Statistical Record of Health and Medicine (RA407.3 .S83
1995)
- Business Statistics of the United States - (Ref. HC101
.A13122 1998)
- Direction of Trade Statistics: 1991-1997 -IMF (Ref. 91
.D52 1991/97)
- International Financial Statistics - IMF (Ref HG 38881
.I626 1998)
- World Economic and Social Survey 1997 (Ref. HA 4675 .M55
1995)
- World Economic and Social Survey 1997 (Ref. HA 4675 .M55
1995)
Note: Don't forget to use Print and Online
Bibliographies!
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES
Mathematics
Journals in Kalamazoo College Library Print Collection
See Also the Mathematics Research guide
Finding Articles on Mathematics..
Advanced Search
Help
Off-Campus Access to
Licensed Resources
JOURNAL INDEXES
See the Mathematics
Research Guide: Using Indexes and Databases to help select
an Index.
Tools for Finding Journal Citations:
MathSciNet
MathSciNet indexes and abstracts periodicals, books,
conference proceedings, theses, and technical reports from
Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications.
English and foreign language materials in the fields of mathematics,
statistics, computer science, and related fields are included.
Coverage: 1940 to present.
Applied
Science and Technology Index
International and English-language periodicals, covering engineering,
mathematics, physics, and computer technology.
Coverage: 1983 to the present
Indexes "Communications of the ACM" since Oct.
1983
General
Science Abstracts
Journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain, covering
such subjects as anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers,
earth sciences, medicine and health, and much more.
Coverage: 1984 to the present.
See the Kalamazoo College Online
Indexes and Kalamazoo College Full
Text Resources for additional Indexes and Full Text Databases.
Do you have access to a journal?
1.) Ariadne
(print)
- Title search on Title of
the Journal to locate print journal
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
4.) Interlibrary
Loan
- Order item through Interlibrary
Loan
($1 per filled request waived during Library Renovation)
- Use *only* when the journal is not available through
Ariadne, Electronic Journals, or WestCat.
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WEB SITES
To find Web sites, use search engines and web indexes. See
Finding Web Sites and Web
Indexes and Directories.
See also Web Sites by Subject
and Finding Web Sites
on Mathematics.
WorldCat
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WorldCat contains bibliographic citations for high-quality
Web sites on a variety of subjects. When you search WorldCat
for Web sites, remember to check the box for "Internet
Resources" in the section called "Limit type to".
Sites are selected according to a collection development policy
that emphasizes quality, authoritativeness, and durability.
Data Sites
Meta sites in Statistics
Use these points to evaluate the credibility of Websites:
1. Accuracy
How reliable is the information? Are there editors and
fact checkers?
2. Authority
What are the author's qualifications? Is the publisher
reputable?
3. Objectivity
Is the author trying to sway opinion? Is the information
free from bias?
4. Currency
Is the publication date indicated? Is the source up
to date?
5. Coverage
Does the site cover the topic comprehensively, or are
there information gaps?
Sites that provide guidance on evaluating Websites:
CITING YOUR SOURCES
American
Statistical Association Style Guide
See: How
to Cite Sources
See also Citing
Sources for help in citing print and electronic resources
in various bibliographic styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)
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