Other UM Campus Resources for Quantitative & Spatial Research

A number of organizations around the University of Michigan campus provide support for quantitative and spatial research. Below is an annotated list of some of these organizations. If you find an ommission or would like to make a correction, please contact us.

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China Data Center

CSCAR (Center for Statistical Consultation and Research)

Davidson Data Center and Network (DDCN)

Documents Center

ESA Lab (Environmental Spatial Analysis Lab, School of Natural Resources and the Environment)

ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)

Kresge Business Administration Library

Michigan Census Research Data Center

Mitsui Emerging Markets Information Source

Numeric & Spatial Data Services

Population Studies Center Data Services

Program for Education and Evaluation in Responsible Research and Scholarship

Spatial Analysis and GIS (CSCAR)

China Data Center
http://chinadatacenter.org/

Types of data: Socioeconomic statistics and population Census data at national, province, city, county and township levels by years or months; various GIS maps of China; various feature maps; daily China news; and many reference yearbooks.

Services: Online database subscription service, China data on CD or book orders, and customized data service.

Archivability: Yes

Eligibility for use: Online data query is available. Some GIS maps and other datasets are available for free download.

Data access: Most data are accessible online.

Fees: Fees are applied for individual orders for CDs or books; Free access to daily China news and many other online data sets; Users pay annual subscription fee for the online China data service (http://chinadataonline.org/); Each university library can apply a free single user account for the Online China database.

CSCAR (Center for Statistical Consultation and Research)
http://www.umich.edu/~cscar/

Services: CSCAR is a service and research unit of the University of Michigan, administratively located in the Office of the Vice President for Research. Its staff provides statistical services to faculty, primary researchers, graduate students and staff of the University for up to one hour per week at no charge. CSCAR emphasizes an integrated, comprehensive statistical consulting service, covering all aspects of a quantitative research project ranging from the initial study design through to the presentation of the final research conclusions.

Fees: Usually none, but for research projects that require more statistical services than CSCAR can offer without charge, the staff is available to submit joint, collaborative research grant proposals or to enter into subcontract agreements. Such agreements might cover some or all of the various analysis aspects of the research, including non-University work.

Davidson Data Center and Network (DDCN)
http://ddcn.prowebis.com
DDCN@bus.umich.edu

Types of data: Socio-economic micro and macro data for transition and emerging market economies. Some of our most popular data sets include well documented enterprise surveys from Bulgaria, Slovakia, Russia and China, retrospective labor force surveys from Czech Republic and household surveys from Costa Rica. The DDCN is also a data resource portal with more than 400 data links.

Services: Provides a user friendly, fully searchable database on transition and emerging market economies. DDCN archives and provides FREE access to socio-economic micro and macro data from these economies.

Fees: None

Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/
Documents.Center@umich.edu

Types of data:

All Census Bureau CDs/DVDs since 1990 plus all printed Census reports for all states beginning 1790with backup on microform.
Physical CD versions of 1970, 1990 and 2000 Geolytics Census CDs as well as Neighborhood Change Database.
1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Geolytics CDs also on LAN.
Federal and international statistics in paper and CD-ROM(primarily social and economic data)
Federal, international, state, and business statistics on microfiche beginning 1974-83, as indexed in Statistical Universe http://web.lexisnexis.com/statuniv/
Foreign statistical abstracts - latest version
Foreign censuses, 1800+, on microfilm

Services: First stop on campus for tabulated data, provides help in identifying sources, very basic data interpretation and help with manipulating spreadsheets, downloading shape files from Geolytics, and PUMS queries using PDQ Explore. Identifies potential numeric data when needed and refers to other campus specialists. Provides instructional support for class assignments given 2 weeks+ lead time. University liaison to Census Bureau's State Data Center program.

Eligibility for use: Campus and general public.

Fees: Charges for printing and photocopying.

ESA Lab (Environmental Spatial Analysis Lab, School of Natural Resources)
http://esa.snre.umich.edu/

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ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu

Who we are: ICPSR is a unit of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. ICPSR is the largest archive of computer-readable social science data in the world; its data holdings number over 5,700 titles. ICPSR is an organization of member institutions working together to acquire and preserve social science data, to provide open and equitable access to these data, and to promote effective data use.

Types of data: ICPSR has data in the areas of child care and early education, criminal justice, demography, economics, education, gerontology, history, political science, public health, sociology, substance abuse and mental health, and many others. For example,

American National Election Studies
Census 2000 (and previous censuses dating back to 1790)
Community Tracking Study
Consumer Expenditure Survey
Current Population Survey
Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Study
Eurobarometer Survey
General Social Survey
Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly
Integrated Postsecondary Data System
National Assessment of Educational Progress
National Crime Victimization Survey
National Health Interview Survey
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (formerly, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse)
Panel Study of Income Dynamics<
Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records
World and European Values Surveys

Services:

(1) Archiving and dissemination of public- and restricted-access data
(2) Free user support
(3) Training in (a) quantitative methods of statistical analysis, (b) mathematics for social scientists, and (c) providing social science data services
(4) Online subsetting and analysis available for many datasets
(5) Secure data enclave for highest confidentiality levels

Eligibility for use: Users with an authenticated IP address may download ICPSR data

Fees: None for University of Michigan users (and others at member institutions worldwide); fees apply for individuals at nonmember institutions.

For questions about:

ICPSR holdings -- netmail@icpsr.umich.edu
depositing data with ICPSR -- deposit@icpsr.umich.edu
ICPSR membership -- membership@icpsr.umich.edu

Kresge Business Administration Library
http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/

Types of data: Company financial data, economic time series, technology-related data, industry statistics, demographics, business Forecasts

Services: Search assistance on request.

Eligibility: Open to all UM faculty, students and staff.

Access restrictions: All require coming to Business Library. Various access; some are web-based, some on CD-ROM.

Fees: None

Michigan Census Research Data Center
http://www.isr.umich.edu/src/mcrdc/

Types of data:

Confidential, unpublished U.S. Census microdata including:
Decennial Census, 1970-2000
Current Population Survey
American Housing Survey
National Longitudinal Survey
Survey of Income and Program Participation
Census and Annual Survey of Manufacturers
Characteristics of Business Owners Survey
Census of Construction Industries
Census of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
Census of Mining
Census of Retail Trade
Census of Services
Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities
Census of Wholesale Trade
Quarterly Workforce Indicators
Specialized surveys on many topics such as medical expenditures, disability, pollution abatement, research and development, and crime victimization

Services: Secure computer laboratory for accessing data; SAS 8, Stata 7SE, Stat transfer, ArcView GIS 3.3 for UNIX; support in preparing proposals for data access and funding.

Eligibility for use: Qualified, confidentiality-abiding researchers with projects approved for access to confidential, unpublished Census Bureau data via Title 13, sec. 9 U.S.C. No restrictions on university affiliation or nationality.

Data access: Access is provided after the approval a proposal to the MCRDC and the U.S. Census. Interested researchers should contact the mcrdc (mcrdc@umich.edu) for information about available data sets and the proposal approval process.

Fees: Projects are charged a laboratory fee to cover the costs of use of the MCRDC. Projects sponsored by the NSF are currently exempt from fees. Researchers from units of the University of Michigan who have supported the MCRDC through cost sharing may also be eligible for a waiver of fees. Prospective researchers should contact the MCRDC for information about fees.

Mitsui Emerging Markets Information Source
http://www.bus.umich.edu/MEMIS

Types of data available: MEMIS is a one-stop shopto find sources offirm-level financial data on emerging markets. Specifically,theMEMISprovides information on where to findfinancial statement corporate governance, market, and miscellaneous data relevant to financial research.

Services provided: MEMIS is database with a flexible web-based search engine.

Eligibility for use: For the first year, anyone with an email address.

Data access: MEMIS is open to all for now.In Septemberit will be accessible to anyone with a University of Michigan 'Friend' account. These accounts will be available in September through the University of Michigan main web site to anyone with an email address.

Fees: None for the first year

Numeric & Spatial Data Services
http://www.lib.umich.edu/nsds
nsds@umich.edu

Types of data:
Numeric data from ICPSR, the Roper Center, Global Insight, the US Census.
Spatial data from organizations such as ESRI, USGS, US Census, City of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, as well as from researchers on the UM Campus.

Services: Supports the use of spatial data, numeric data, and statistics in research and teaching. For example, we assist in locating and acquiring digital data sets, educate patrons in the use of statistical and geographic information systems (GIS) software; maintain an online searchable catalog of digital spatial data, whose content focuses on data of potential interest to the UM community; acquire, store, and provide access to digital spatial and numeric data sets in a repository accessible via the online catalog; provide instructional support. Provides a secure computing lab in which to work on short-or long-term projects as well as staff assistance.

Data repository services: Provides repository services for digital geospatial data for the UM Campus.

Eligibility for use: Campus and general public

Fees: Charges for printing and photocopying.

Population Studies Center Data Services
http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/dis/data/

Types of data: Demographic – includes fertility, vital statistics, life-course, census, non-census state/city/county characteristics

Services: acquisition, data tutorials, restricted data contracts, archival services, data pages, programming

Archivability: Archive data and/or help deposit data with ICPSR; data pages for PSC data collection efforts

Eligibility for use: No restrictions on consultation services for use of census data. Minimal consultation service (no programming, archiving) on demographic data for the public.
Data access: Public data available via a web interface to our catalog [http://mimas.psc.isr.umich.edu/catalog/PSC_Catalog/PSCCatalogSearchForm.cfm]. Some data are restricted to the PSC community (files from ICPSR and project-restricted files).

Fees: None

Program for Education and Evaluation in Responsible Research and Scholarship
http://www.research.umich.edu/training/peerrs.html

Services: PEERRS is a web-based instruction and certification program for members of the University community engaged in or associated with research. All UM faculty, staff and students are invited to use the modules and certification tests to improve their knowledge and awareness of responsible research practices and administered by the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Spatial Analysis and GIS (CSCAR)
http://gis.umich.edu/

Services: Geographic Information Science (GIS), and spatial analysis services. CSCAR offers workshops on spatial analysis and GIS. GIS workshops, such as Introduction to ArcView GIS and Using ArcGIS are offered year-round. Training sessions may be customized for specific applications upon request. Visit the UM-GIS web page for current offerings and availability.

Eligibility for use: Faculty, primary researchers, graduate students and staff of the University.

Fees: Usually none, but for research projects that require more spatial analysis services than CSCAR can offer without charge, our staff is available to submit joint, collaborative research grant proposals or to enter into subcontract agreements. Such agreements might cover some or all of the various analysis aspects of the research, including non-University work.