Applied statistics: useful websites

This page lists useful, free internet resources for applied statistics. See databases for mathematics and statistics for a list of key online sources purchased by the University to help you find information in this subject.

Key sites

• Intute: Statistics and Data
  (Formerly SOSIG Statistics) Major listing of evaluated statistical web sites and resources.
  Please note: Updates to Intute ceased in July 2011. Links on the website will no longer be checked.
  
  
• OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
  Search for sources of free statistics.
  
  
• MathSearch
  Search a collection of over 200,000 documents on English-language mathematics and statistics servers across the Web.

Guides and tutorials

• Internet Mathematician
  One of a series of tutorials written for the Intute Virtual Training Suite. This tutorial aims to improve Internet information skills, knowledge of key Internet sites, Internet search skills and critical thinking skills. The links basket option provides a useful listing of sites relevant to mathematics. Another tutorial is available for Social Statistics.
  
  
• Evaluating websites: a guide
  Hints on assessing the reliability of information you find on the Internet.
  
  
• The web
  A brief guide to finding information which includes links to the main search engines.

General Applied statistics-related sites

• BUBL
  BUBL provides a limited number of carefully selected resources covering all academic subject areas. Access is possible either by subject or Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). Relevant links for applied statistics have been divided into the following subject categories:-
  BUBL Statistical methods
  BUBL Statistics education
  BUBL Statistics research
  Please note: Updates to BUBL ceased in April 2011. Links on the website will no longer be checked.
  
  
• Maths, Stats & OR Network (MSOR)
  This is part of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) web resources for HE. It offers practical support to disseminate innovation and good practice in the teaching of Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research at HE level. The website also links to resources, projects, events and publications. It also covers policy reports and software. The resources section links to teaching guides and a useful study skills guide for students.
  
  
• ScienceResearch.com
  A portal allowing cross-searching of numerous scientific journals and public science databases.
  
  
• StatLib
  A system for distributing statistical software, datasets, and information.
  
  
• StatSci.Org
  Listings of useful resources and sites for statistics.
  
  
• Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics
  Provides free, high quality, interactive, web-based resources for students and teachers of probability and statistics.
  
  
• Yahoo! Statistics

Major statistical sources

• Australian Bureau of Statistics
  Includes a statistical profile of Australia, key national indicators and census details.
  
  
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
  
  
• UK Statistics Authority (UK)
  This site contains the latest comprehensive range of official UK statistics and information about statistics as well providing free access to a selection of recently released publications in downloadable pdf format.
  
  
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD)
  
  
• Statistics Canada
  Includes general statistical information about Canada and community profiles.
  
  
• Statistics New Zealand
  Includes census information, New Zealand in profile, surveys and online directories.
  
  
• UK Data Archive
  The largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK.
  
  
• United Nations Statistics Division
  
  
• US Census Bureau
  Information from the latest census. Also includes World Population Information.

Organisations & institutions

• American Mathematical Society (AMS)
  Producer of the MathSciNet database.
  
  
• American Statistical Association
  
  
• Institute of Mathematical Statistics
  
  
• International Statistical Institute
  
  
• National Institute of Statistical Sciences (APS)
  
  
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

Please note: our site descriptions are based on information available on the site described at the time it was evaluated.

Back to Applied statistics