Senior Seminar in Childhood Studies: Children and Play: Find Data & Statistics

Data is individual pieces of factual information recorded and used for the purpose of analysis. It is the raw information from which statistics are created.

Statistics are the results of data analysis - its interpretation and presentation. In other words some computation has taken place that provides some understanding of what the data means. Statistics are often, though they don’t have to be, presented in the form of a table, chart, or graph. 

Albertson, A., Joslin, R., Hilleman, B. "What Is Research Data?" LibGuides @ Macalester. Macalester College, 2017. 

• Statista: Rutgers-restricted database of statistical data from over 80,000 topics including education, politics, and society. 
   
• Kids Count Data Center: Data about child well-being in the United States. Search by keyword, browse by topic, or select a region to see available research. 
   
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): The "primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations." Search by keyword or browse publications. 
   
• CDC Child Development Data & Statistics:  a variety of reports about child development in the United States.
   
• UNICEF Research & Reports: Data about the situation of children globally.