International Statistics Sources: How to find them even when they hide

International Statistics Sources:How to find them even when

they hide Kate Holvoet

Learning Commons SupervisorZayed University, Abu Dhabi,

UAE

August 2014

2014 Western States Government Information Virtual Conference

This presentation will not be giving you a list of handy statistical sources to reference. It will instead be giving you a schema for finding numerical data on any topic, and through that, giving you a sense of where to start on unfamiliar ground.

Kate Holvoet


When do we use numerical data

• To describe a community, an event

• To compare two countries, between options

• To predict behavior individual, group


Who generates numerical data?

• Governments • Business• Academic Researchers• Associations• Auto generated system data


The Magic Box


Example Question Paths

How many people in the world are HIV positive?


How many people in the UAE are HIV positive?


How many minors have died in the Arab- Israeli conflict?


How many people in Ghana have internet access?


SOURCES FOR THE STATISTICS

International Telecommunications Union (ITU). GfK GroupComputer Industry AlmanacCIA Fact Booklocal NIClocal ISPNielsenOnline

http://www.itu.int/

http://www.itu.int/

http://www.gfk.com/

http://www.gfk.com/

http://www.c-i-a.com/



https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html




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