Political Science 220: Analyzing Politics

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Rolvaag Library 305
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057

(507) 786-3501

Subjects: Asian Conversations, Asian Studies, Chinese, Economics, Education, Family Studies, Japanese, Political Science, Psychology, Public Affairs Conversation, Public Health, Social Work, Social Work and Family Studies

CIR
Students who are working on independent research projects, capstone projects, or semester-long class projects with data analysis questions are welcome to stop by. No appointment is necessary. Please note, however, that the CIR Fellows cannot provide tutoring assistance for regular coursework.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. It hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Provides quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information. The web interface lets users create maps and reports to better illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change.

IPUMS USA
Microdata from the U.S. census and American Community Survey, from 1850 to the present.
Data.gov
"The Home of the U.S. Government's Open Data"

St. Olaf A-Z Data/Statistics Databases
We have a number of databases that focus on datasets available for use. They cover a wide variety of areas!
St. Olaf Research Guide to Statistical Information
Find sources of data on a variety of topics. Less robust than the Carleton guide, but still useful.
Carleton Library Data Guides
Created primarily by Kristin Partlo, the Carleton data guides are a wonderful place to start to find sources of data on a variety of topics
Statista
While we don't have a subscription to Statista at St. Olaf, Carleton does. If you encounter a dataset that you'd like to access, you can physically go to Carleton's library and access the database from your computer while physically located there. If that doesn't work, try using one of the computers on-site.