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Blogs: Reporters and News Researchers: Data Deceptions It's hard to distinguish between "good" and "bad" data. Seek the advice and guidance of data miners (listed above) to help sort. Just remember that all data can be one or more of the following:
Databases (in Park Library) [Floor plan of the Park Library]
Databases (in UNC-CH Online Resources)
Reference Sources (Print)
The Encyclopedia of Associations is a comprehensive source of detailed information on over 135,000 nonprofit membership organizations worldwide. It corresponds to the printed Encyclopedia of Associations family of publications as follows: National Organizations of the U.S., which covers more than 22,200 American associations of national scope; International Organizations, which covers some 22,300 multi-national, bi-national, and non-U.S. national associations; and Regional, State, and Local Organizations, which covers more than 115,000 U.S. associations with interstate, state, intrastate, city, or local scope or membership. The Encyclopedia of Associations database provides addresses and descriptions of professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, cultural and religious organizations, fan clubs, and other groups of all types. Handouts (in Park Library)Beat Reporting Ideas, Handouts, and Tips
Statistical Abstract of the United States Statistical
Data Warehouse. National
Center for Disease Control: Health Statistics U.S.
Statistical Reference Shelf Statistical
CenStats Database Center
for Media Research FirstGov
for Citizens: Facts and Figures about Your Community U.S. Department
of State Consumer Data and
Statistics AdAge
Data Center AdAge Annual Ranking of the top 300 U.S. Magazines African-American History Month (February): U.S.
Census Fact Sheet 2004 U.S. Presidential Election: Facts and Trends North
Carolina Demographic & Statistical Data North Carolina State Government Employee Telephone Directory (searchable database) North Carolina Budget: "Our State, Our Money: A Citizen's Guide to the North Carolina Budget." Prepared by the N.C. Progress Board. [Note: Report can be downloaded by logging on to The Progress Board's web site.] North Carolina County Population Estimates by Age, Race and Hispanic Origin North Carolina Criminal Justice sites: North Carolina State Board of Elections Official Web Site for State of North Carolina Find NC: Central Gateway to NC Government Information North Carolina State Board of Elections
North Carolina Crime Statistics: 2002 Annual Summary Report North Carolina Criminal Records Check North Carolina Department of Justice North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
North Carolina Department of Commerce: County Economic Profiles Article: "How Sources, Reporters View Math Errors in News." By Scott Maier. Newspaper Research Journal, Fall 2003, page 49-63 Johns Hopkins University Medical Research Error Journalists who have lied and plagiarized:
(partial list from Poynter) Semonche's Guide for "Fact Checkers" The currently accepted
definition of "data mining" as used by information analysts is
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