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Social Work

A collection of specific library resources for members of the Masters of Social Work Program

Statistics or Data?

The terms data and statistics are often used interchangeably; however, in scholarship there is a distinct difference that is important to understand as you choose your sources. Data are generally considered raw information and are the product of research. Data often come in machine-readable formats and are analyzed. One of those outputs are Statistics. Statistics are an end-product of data that have be interpreted, analyzed and presented in a specific manner - this could be a table, a chart, a graph, or just a number or percentage. 

For more in-depth information, check out this ebook from the library's collection:

Miscellaneous Statistics

Community Profiles

Health Statistics - General

Health Statistics - Subject Specific

Data