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Not too long ago the typical sources for statistics on a
specific topic were those cited in books or journal articles on that
topic. Sometimes the authors presented statistics gathered as a result
of their own research while at other times they provided statistics
gleaned from other sources. Because of the time involved in getting
books and articles to press, it was not unusual for students especially
to rely on what were often dated statistics.
Today there is less justification for term papers and
other research projects to use anything other than the most current data
on particular topics. Instead on relying on the national murder or rape
rate provided in your three-year-old text book or a five-year-old
journal article, go directly to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report online
and get the most current data. Get crime and prison statistics directly
from another country's government page. See what data are gathered about
firearms from groups and organizations on every side of the issue. The
list is obviously endless and that means that whether you are gathering
supplementary statistics in conjunction with your own original research
or are simply providing a research paper on a particular topic, you
likely have direct access to statistics that are more current than any
you could find in an already published source.
Use the links below to identify relevant data on:
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