Datasets, originate with goals in mind by the data creators. "My hope is to emphasize the need for communicators to understand those goals. They should look for any bias, identify the party who funded the data collection, and look at the process behind that project. What is missing? What is the margin of error in a particular dataset? Are there correlative or causal relationships? Has the data been analyzed by an expert in the respective field? (Finch-Claydon)"
Below you will find commonly used databases that have collected, analyzed, and packaged data. You will also find tutorials for navigating these databases.
Country Reviews are full-text reports on 191 countries around the globe. Country Wire provides global real-time news of these countries from major international wire services. CountryWatch Forecasts provides 5-year macroeconomic forecasts for each of 192 countries in both tables and graphs. Historical data is also available for key macroeconomic measures. Data is downloadable in spreadsheet format.
CountryWatch functions best when using the Chrome browser. You may experience compatibility issues in Internet Explorer.
SimplyAnalytics is a web-based mapping, analytics, and data visualization application that makes it easy for anyone to create interactive maps, charts, and reports using 100,000+ data variables.
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