LIS 1001 Chapter : 013 Lesson Statistics
15 Mar 2019
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Statistics can be very useful in supporting or opposing a position or in arguing for or against a course of action. Statistics are raw data and, therefore, are primary source information. It is better if you get your statistics directly from the source, rather than from an article which may distort or interpret their meaning. The federal government is an excellent source of statistical information. This link (http://www. library. illinois. edu/ugl/find/findstatistics. html) will bring you to an excellent list of federal government web sites for statistical information. You could probably find everything you need here. The internet public library (ipl) also provides you with a convenient portal to many sources of statistical information. We"ll delve into this stuff a little more in the exercises. Of course, you can always use the online catalog to find sources of statistical information. For example, research on life span would require vital statistics.
