LibGuides: Statistics and Demographics: Background Information

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Encyclopedia of Population by Paul George Demeny & Geoffrey McNicoll
Publication Date: 2003
Explains methodologies and history behind census data collection & use.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences by William A. Darity
Publication Date: 2008
Explains the collection & use of demographics and other statistics in the social sciences.

The Tao of Statistics by Dana K. Keller
Call Number: QA276 .K253 2016
Publication Date: 2016
Easy-to-understand books that explains what statistics mean and how they are used, rather than how to calculate them.
Demographics: A Guide to Methods and Data Sources for Media, Business, and Government by Steve H. Murdock et al.
Call Number: HB849.4 .D447 2006
Publication Date: 2006
The methods and materials of demography
Call Number: Oversize HB849.4 .M484 2004

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