Digging for Data!

As you consider possible research questions for Mrs. Hale's Statistics Exhibition assignment, visit the sites below for ideas and inspiration! Are you having trouble finding the statistical information you need? Please stop by the IMC and ask Mrs. O'Keefe for help, or send an e-mail request for help (joanneokeefe@salemk12.org).

Gallup Poll
Check out job approval ratings for President Obama, and polling results for questions about the economy, unemployment, upcoming midterm elections and more at this site.

All About Sports
Major League Baseball: Stats
Use the data provided at this site to compare players' batting averages against right- and left-handed pitchers, batters' averages before and after the all-star break, team win/loss records when playing at home vs. away, and more.

National Hockey League: Stats

National Football League: Stats

National Basketball Association: Stats

Beijing 2008: Summer Olympics

Olympic Sports: Summer Games Index, from Sports Reference.com

Olympic Sports: Winter Games Index, from Sports Reference.com

"You paid HOW MUCH for those jeans?": Comparing Clothing Prices at Favorite Stores
Delia's

Urban Outfitters

Forever 21

Gap

American Eagle Outfitters

Belk

Sears

KMART

Abercrombie & Fitch: Women
Abercrombie & Fitch: Men

Lucky Brand Jeans

Express

J. Crew

New York & Company

Macy's

Target

Wal-Mart

The Performing Arts
The Grammy Awards

Billboard Charts

Country Music Awards: Awards Database

Tony Awards: Search Past Winners

Emmy Awards: Advanced Primetime Awards Search

Academy Awards Database

Pets
Market Research Statistics: U.S. Pet Ownership - 2007, from the American Veterinary Medicine Association
In addition to the great information you'll find here, be sure to check out "Formulas for Estimating Percentage of Pet-Owning Households and Pet Population in Your Community".

ASPCA: Pet Statistics

U.S. Pet Ownership Statistics, from the Humane Society of the United States

Careers
America's Best- and Worst-Paying Jobs, by Paul Maidment (from Forbes.com, posted on 6/4/07)

Survey Reveals Most Satisfying Jobs, by Jeanne Bryner (from LiveScience.com, posted on 4/17/07)

Housing
Most Overpriced Places In The U.S. 2006, by Lacey Rose (from Forbes.com, posted on 7/11/06)

Other Great Resources
InfoPlease: All the Knowledge You Need
Almanacs provide terrific lists about almost any topic you can think of. Type the subject you want to learn more about into the search field at the top of the screen, and check out your search results.

Worldometers: World Statistics Updated in Real Time
This site includes real-time data about population, government & economics, society & media, (including the number of new book titles published this year :-), the environment, health, food, water and energy.

NationMaster
This wonderful resource allows users to compile and graphically compare statistical data (supplied by the CIA World Factbook, UN and OECD) between and among countries.
(For more great database collections and sites that offer statistical data about countries around the world, be sure to check out Geography, Daily Life & Culture.)

U.S. Census Bureau