Olin Library Research Guides: Finding Data & Statistics: FInding Data & Statistics

What Are These Sources?

Welcome to the Data and Statistics Research Guide. This guide offers access to Olin Library's resources on data and statistics, as well as websites that you may find useful.

If you have questions or suggestions about this guide, please do not hesitate to contact your librarian whose contact information is available on the right-hand side of this guide.

Statistics Repositories

ICPSR - Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.
Public Data Sets: Amazon Web Services
Public Data Sets on AWS provides a centralized repository of public data sets that can be seamlessly integrated into AWS cloud-based applications. Categories include Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Climate, Economics, Encyclopedic, Geographic, and Mathematics.

Roper Center iPoll This link opens in a new window
From the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, Roper iPoll is the largest collection of poll data anywhere—from 1935 to present. Contains data from U.S. and international polling firms with broad topical coverage of opinions and behavior on social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, and more. Datasets available for download.
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is the leading educational facility in the field of public opinion.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides access to quantitative facts by market sector. Statista is a statistics portal that integrates thousands of diverse topics of data and facts from a wide range of sources onto a single platform. Sources of information include market research, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.