Data And Statistics

These sites link to data and statistics.
  • COS Scholar Universe (Current NU Only)
    Authoritative information about more than 1 million scholars and from over 2,200 colleges and universities around the world, together with verified affiliation and publication information.
  • EIU.com (Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Info) (Current NU Only)
    Note: Connection problems: View tech support for more info.
    Contains Country Reports, International Business Newsletters, Country Monitor, Country Finance, Country Commerce, European Policy Analyst.
  • Historical Statistics of the United States (Current NU Only)
    A classic 2-volume reference work containing statistics about the United States has been updated and is now available online from Cambridge. Tables of statistics include information about population, slavery, the economy, and much more. Download in Excel or .csv. Sorting, graphs and plots available.
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  • ICPSR
    (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) ICPSR is a non-profit membership-based data archive based at University of Michigan. ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction.
  • LexisNexis Statistical DataSets (Current NU Only)
    LexisNexis Statistical DataSets provides data from licensed and public domain datasets within an easy-to-use interface. Browse contents or search topics and and view your data in tables and charts. [More Info]
  • Mergent Online (Current NU plus alumni)
    Note: Off-campus? Access Mergent Online here. (Best used with Internet Explorer)
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  • NetAdvantage (Standard and Poor's) (Current NU Only)
    Ready access to S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook.
  • Osiris (Current NU Only)
    Note: Connection problems: See tech support.
    Access courtesy of the NU College of Business Administration
    Financial information on 53,000 companies worldwide (42,000 are non-US companies).
    The information includes: standardized and "as reported" financials (including restated reports), SEC filings, detailed earnings estimates,recommendations, ownership, stock data, news and ratings.
  • Roper Center iPoll Databank (Current NU Only)
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  • Stat-USA (Current NU plus alumni)
    Note: (includes Globus & NTDB)
    Economic and international trade data, full-text.
  • Value Line Investment Survey (Current NU Only)
    This company and industry research service includes the flagship ValueLine Investment Survey (Standard and Expanded), plus Mutual Fund Survey, Daily Options Survey, Special Situations Service, and Convertible Survey.
  • World Development Indicators (Current NU Only)
    Access to more than 700 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2006. WDI offers chart and data export formats. Indicators include statistics on national and per capita income, trade, health, environment, and other measures of development.
  • WRDS: Wharton Research Data Services (Current NU Only)
    Note: Provided courtesy of the NU College of Business Administration.
    A business data service from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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