Time series providing statistics in the 16 broad subject areas listed below are available in the Data Planet repository. Clicking on the links will search the category in Data Planet Statistical Ready Reference.
The files immediately below provide information on the not publicly available datasets included in Data Planet, as well as databases with international content. For a listing of datasets currently being prepared for addition to the Data Planet repository, please visit here.
Also, see below for a listing of the source organizations who collect and disseminate the datasets available in Data Planet Statistical Datasets.
The statistical datasets included in the Data Planet repository are added based on an evaluation and prioritization process that takes into account the following factors:
To identify new datasets for addition to the repository, the data development and editorial teams periodically assess gaps of coverage by subject area. In addition, government, nongovernmental, international, and other organizational websites and news releases are followed on an ongoing basis to identify new datasets for evaluation and potential addition to the repository.
Suggestions on datasets to add to the Data Planet repository are welcome! Please contact us at onlinesupport@sagepub.co.uk.
ATTN Library Administrators: Please feel free to re-use and customize Data Planet guides for your institution.
Questions, comments, suggestions, technical support requests? Contact us at:
Email: onlinesupport@sagepub.co.uk
Website: www.data-planet.com
Blog: https://data-planet.libguides.com/blog
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Data Planet provides easy access to an extensive repository of standardized and structured statistical data. The Data Planet repository contains more than 35 billion data points from more than 70 source organizations. The over 4.9 billion time series in Data Planet provide immediate access to data presented in charts, maps, graphs, and table form, via multiple points of entry. All of the data have been standardized and structured, and described with up to 37 fields of metadata, including a controlled vocabulary. The data can be visualized in a variety of charting options, including mapping and ranking.
The Data Planet repository can be searched via two interfaces:
Data Planet Statistical Datasets provides powerful capabilities to dynamically compare and manipulate the billions of statistical indicators available in the Data Planet repository.
Data Planet Statistical Ready Reference product is built on the same content repository, but is designed for quick statistical lookups with the ease of a simple search box. It includes quick views and thumbnails of the data, full descriptions and citations, and DOI links to DataSheets!