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New Brunswick Libraries workshops

A listing of workshops and events hosted by New Brunswick Libraries, available for a wide range of Rutgers audiences, including Masters and Graduate students. Topic categories include Data Manipulation/Wrangling, Data Science, Data Visualization, Qualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis and Statistics. 

• Data-Planet Statistical Datasets

  Fast and easy access to data from more than 70 organizational sources, with over 35 billion data points from 4.9 billion datasets available.
• NJ Counts

  An annual snapshot of NJ's homeless population conducted by Monarch Housing Associates. As of August 2019, the 2019 report is posted.
• New Jersey Data Book

  From the Center for Government Services at Rutgers. Includes data on population, employment, education, taxation, crime, elections, etc. Can be searched at municipal, county, and or by congressional ore legislative districts. Free, but requires registration and log-in.
• New Jersey Department of Education

  Look at the DATA link on this page for a series of useful reports, including data on enrollment, certified and non-certified staff, Special Education, etc.
• New Jersey's School Performance Reports

  Includes School District, and State reports; New Jersey School Report Cards from 1994-95 to the most current; and Highly Qualified Teacher Survey Results. Best source for data on NJ schools and districts.
• Office of Institutional Research and Academic Planning (Rutgers)

  Offers institutional characteristics, reports and surveys conducted at or about Rutgers. The Fact Book can be particularly helpful.
• PolicyMap

  An online data and mapping application providing access to over 10,000 indicators related to demographics, housing, income, crime, mortgages, health, jobs, and more. Data is available at many common geographic entities (address, block group, census tract, zip code, county, city, state, metro area) as well as unique geographies such as school districts and political boundaries. 
• Social Explorer

  Uses an interactive mapping tool to provide access to several major sources of demographic data: the U.S. Decennial Census of population and housing, the American Community Survey, and data on religion from InfoGroup and the Religious Congregations and Membership Study.
• Statista

  Statistical data from over 80,000 topics in areas such as business, education, finance, media, politics, society, and technology.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States

  US Census data--most on national or state level. Footnotes often identify sources for additional data.
• UNData

  Multi-disciplinary source providing official statistics produced by countries and compiled by the United Nations data system.

• The mother of all data sources on the population and on business establishments is the U.S. Census Bureau. For the latest available information, start with data.census.gov. You have two options to start your search on the landing page: a free-form single search bar or an advanced search filtering experience.
• At the bottom of the page you will find links to:
  • Industry and NAICS Statistics for:
    • Manufacturing
    • Wholesale Trade
    • Retail Trade
    • Transportation and Warehousing 
    • Accommodation and Food Services 
  • Includes County Business Patterns for the number of establishments and employees by NAICS industry sector as well as Nonemployer Statistics for the number of establishments without paid employees, also organized by NAICS industry sector.
  • Maps and Visualizations for: 
    • Total U.S. Population
    • Educational Attainment
    • Median Household Income
    • Employment Status 
    • Housing Units.
  • ​Data Profiles for:
    • United States
    • Los Angeles County 
    • New York City
  • With links to topics including People and Population, Race and Ethnicity, Families and Living Arrangements, Health, Education, Business and Economy, Employment, Housing and Income and Poverty. 

QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.

Expert tips and tricks outlining how to access and use Census Bureau Data:

• New Updates to data.census.gov – June 2019
• Data Gems Tutorials - a series of "how-to" videos for data users looking for an easy and quick way to enhance their knowledge of Census data. They outline various concepts and techniques to improve navigation of the data.census.gov website and utilize data-access tools.

• Census Reporter
  • A free, open-source platform focused on making American Community Survey (ACS) data more accessible, including the recent upload of the 2022 1-Year ACS data
• Esri
  • GIS vendor publishes several U.S. Census Bureau data sets, including the ACS, through its ArcGIS Online Platform