Research Guides: CMST 101: Public Speaking: Statistics and Images

Statistics

Government websites are good sources for statistical information. Try the following as starting points for statistics and data about the United States and Alabama.

United States

American Factfinder
Search the COMMUNITY FACTS section on the American Factfinder homepage to find Census information by state, county, city, town, or zip code. After choosing GO, you can browse by categories in the left column and choose reports from the middle of the page. Use the Guided Search or the Advanced Search to conduct more detailed searches.
US Census Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Education Statistics

SimplyAnalytics
Web-based mapping application where users can quickly collect data to create thematic maps and custom reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. Includes D&B US Company Data, SimmonsLOCAL Data & EASI Health Data.

Uniform Crime Reports (FBI)

Alabama

Images from Library Collections

Ad*Access

Artstor
More than one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.
J. Walter Thompson: Advertising America
The J. Walter Thompson Company Archive documents the history, operation, policies and accomplishments of one of the world's largest and oldest advertising firms. The papers here reveal many aspects of twentieth-century cultural, social, business, marketing, consumer and economic history while investigating the human psyche.

Images from the Open Web

CMST 101: Public Speaking Statistics and Images

Statistics

United States

Alabama

Images from Library Collections

Images from the Open Web