This Friday, November 1st, from 3:00-3:30 in RCB 147, join us for a quick demonstration of the library’s latest database for statistics and data visualization: Sage State and Local Stats. Cookies will be provided.
SAGE State and Local Stats is a data download and visualization tool hosting social science data about U.S. States, counties, cities, and metropolitan statistical areas from more than 600 data series, including governmental and non-governmental sources. It spans topics like employment, crime, religion, and education.
This tool is best for any research paper or classroom when you need to examine statistics across time, location, and across other data sets.
To begin using Sage Stats, search by keyword at the top or browse by topic, location, or zip code. Let’s say you are interested in the percent of population with a Bachelor’s Degree or more by state:
You can switch between Map, Table, or Chart view:
You can then add more data to your charts, compare data with other states or other data series with a scatter plot. In this example, we have compared the above data with Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of each sample:
At any point, you can export your data as an image, an excel or CSV file, or as a Data Guide Powerpoint slide or PDF:
Users can also cite the source of data in APA, MLA, Bluebook, or Chicago, and export this into a citation manager:
All of the data in SAGE stats is available for download so you can manipulate it however you want. With over 606 data-series in a variety of categories, there’s enough to satisfy any data analysis appetite.
For more questions about SAGE Stats or to find out if oatmeal cookies should really be considered a cookie, ask us at askus@atu.libanswers.com. Otherwise, join us for cookies and databases this Friday!