What?
Statistics is "The science of collecting, displaying, and analysing data."
Data is "Information, usually numerical or categorial."
Why?
Data and statistics offer a weath of information for researchers. Statistics can include socio-economic data, economic indicatators, financial information, and more.
Where?
View a list of OC Library's data and statistics sources and navigate through this guide to learn more.
References
Data and Statistics. In G. Upton &I. Cook (Eds.) A Dictionary of Statistics (2nd ed.). Retrieved from http://www.oxfordreference.com/pages/Subjects_and_Titles__2D_GS12