Niche Statistics
Shirl Kennedy at Resource Shelf has ferreted out some sources for hard-to-find statistics, saving us all the work. This would be a great ‘regular’ feature for RS.
This batch includes stats from the Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics, which collects and analyzes truck and bus accident data; Wedding Industry Research, with stats on “the business of weddings” and honeymoons; a sports business database (”staggering in both depth and breadth”), with “years of salary, attendance, and financial information for Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, and English and European football associations;” Dept. of Defense Personnel and Military Casualty Statistics; Tax Statistics — business and individual tax statistics (foreign and domestic), statistics of charities and nonprofits, and statistics by actual tax form, for various years; and Intercountry Adoption Statistics, i.e., the number of immigrant visas issued to orphans entering the U.S.
Filed under: reference, deep web, resource shelf, statistics on July 15th, 2008