Statistics & Data Sets

Welcome to the Data and Statistics Guide. This guide is here to help you find data or statistical resources on your topic. On this guide are library resources and subject websites, on specific topics that have a specialized data and statistical resources. 

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What are the differences between data, a dataset, and a database?

•     Data are observations or measurements (unprocessed or processed) represented as text, numbers, or multimedia.
•     A dataset is a structured collection of data generally associated with a unique body of work.
•     A database is an organized collection of data stored as multiple datasets. Those datasets are generally stored and accessed electronically from a computer system that allows the data to be easily accessed, manipulated, and updated.

from the USGS website