Subject Guides: Statistics: Articles & Databases

Articles & Databases

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Search Terms

Statistics
Statistics AND your topic of choice (ie: Indigenous People, Medicine, or Economics)
Descriptive statistics
Inferential statistics
Statistical analysis
Statistical sampling
Statistical significance
Statistical power
Mathematical statistics
Commercial statistics
Vital statistics
Probability and statistics
Data analysis
Probabilities
Correlation (statistics)
Questionnaires
Estimator
T-test
CHI-squared test

Tips

Consider using a combination of 2 or more search terms, i.e. “Statistics AND health care” or “Vital statistics AND Canada”
Using a * will broaden your search. For Example, searching for statistic* will return results for statistics, statistical, statistician.

Databases

Access Science
An authoritative and dynamic online resource that contains incisively written, high-quality reference material that covers all major scientific disciplines. Offering links to primary research material, videos and exclusive animations.
Applied Science & Technology Full Text
Content covers a wide variety of applied science specialties.
BC Stats
BC Stats is the central statistical agency of the Province of British Columbia. It maintains the provincial government's largest concentration of statistical products, services, and expertise.
Business Market Research
This database contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analystica, and Snapshots.
Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA)
In depth access to a broad range of Canadian reference, business, and current events periodicals.
Curio CBC
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Streaming audio and video content from CBC and Radio-Canada. Provides access to thousands of programs and documentaries with English and French-language content.
Nationmaster
NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from hundreds of sources. Includes maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics from different countries.
Statista
Statista provides statistics and Insights across 170 industries and 150+ countries
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is a key socioeconomic database. Provides fast and easy access to a large range of the latest statistics available in Canada.
US Census Bureau
The US Census Bureau is dedicated to providing current facts and figures about America’s people, places, and economy.