Evaluating Sources FAQ
Anyone can create professional-looking web pages that can contain any information, whether true or not. You need to critically evaluate ALL information sources, especially from the web. Techniques and details here:
Research Methods
- Investigating Community and Social Capital
Introduces students to quantitative social science research with a case study on social capital - Research Methods: From Question to Conclusion Activity exploring how psychologists draw solid conclusions from the complex and often ambiguous phenomena they study.
- Social Research Methods Resources and links for applied social research and evaluation.
Statistics
- Statistics Primer Tutorial with 5 easy to follow units covering all aspects of working with statistics.
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- HHS Statistics
- ICPSR Data Use Tutorial How to do data analysis.
- Investigating Community and Social Capital Introduces you to quantitative social science research with a case study on social capital.
- Population Reference Bureau Datafinder
- Social Trends and Indicators USA In-depth statistics on social issues with expert analyses. Data is drawn from Federal agencies, newspapers and stock exchanges.
- Stastical Abstract of the U.S.: Social Insurance & Human Services Data related to governmental expenditures for social insurance and human services
Organizations and Directories
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