Data Citation and Tips
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Writing with Descriptive StatisticsPurdue Owl provides tips to enhance the flow of your writing...
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MIT Recommended elements for Data CitationProvides other elements that may also be included with the Data set
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Purdue OWL ASA CitationFor citing using ASA
Data Sources on Trade
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Observatory of Economic ComplexityVisualizations of international trade data. Search by country or commodity, product or service. Try it!
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Atlas of Economic Complexity"Build custom data visualizations for any country to reveal 50+ years of global trade flows across 6,000+ goods & services, along with new opportunities to drive growth."
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Index MundiA "data portal that gathers facts and statistics from multiple sources and turns them into easy to use visuals." Mostly on raw commodities. You can find production volume information here for agricultural and mineral commodities.
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UN Comtrade DatabaseTrade statistics made available through the Statistics Division of the United Nations.
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StatistaData from economic sources. May be hit-or-miss in terms of having information about your commodity.
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USDA Foreign Agricultural Service - PSD onlineProduction, supply and distribution data. Helpful to get statistics on volume produced (of agricultural commodities).
Academic Databases
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Academic Search CompleteThis multi-disciplinary database covers magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers and is a good place to start for any subject.
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Sociology LibGuideLinks to more general sociology-related databases and resources here.
Finding Trade Organizations
Trade association sites often include industry reports and statistics.
Here is a Google search that will often yield interesting trade associations:
Product or Industry + (organization or association)
Example: bananas (organization or association)
(content from Rutgers' Industry Research Libguide)
Contact Information
Kris Bronstad
Contact:
Baker Center
Rm 224
1640 Cumberland Avenue
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-3340
(865)974-0939
Rm 224
1640 Cumberland Avenue
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-3340
(865)974-0939
Subjects: Political Science