For inquiring minds

Research-y Blogs

• Pollster.com
  If it’s happening in the world of polling and survey research, you’ll be able to read about it here.
• The Numbers
  Written by the lead survey researcher for ABC News
• The Numbers Guy
  A WSJ blog, it explores interesting data patterns that can be found in some unexpected places
• Stats.org
  Often snarky, it regularly exposes inappropriate public use of statistics
• Social Psychology Network
  All about social psych; check out “Psychology Headlines from Around the World”

Federal Data Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau – FactFinder
• National Center for Health Statistics
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Forum on Child and Family Statistics

Other Popular Data Sources

• Gallup
• The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
• Pew Internet & American Life Project

Professional Organizations

• Advertising Research Foundation (ARF)
• American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
• American Marketing Association (AMA)
• Market Research Exchange of Central Ohio (MRE)
• Ohio Program Evaluators’ Group (OPEG)

Research Tools For You

• 20 Questions A Journalist (Really, Everyone) Should Ask About Poll Results
  Become a better consumer of research.
• Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
  Use with caution.
• Inflation Calculator
  If only collective IQ kept pace with inflation.
• Sampling Error Calculator
  A handy little calculator.
  
• VassarStats
  Provides theoretical info and practical calculators for a host of statistical computations and methods

Non-scientific Research Tools For You

• Magic 8 Ball