Economics, Statistics, and Forecasting
Resources on the Web
References:
Electronic
stats
textbook from Statsoft (makers of Statistica)
On-line
stats textbook by David Garson at N.C. State
Links to data sources on the
web:
- Campbell
Harvey's
finance links (lots of international connections)
- ECON-DATALINKS
web site
(links
to U.S. and international data)
- ECONDATA
quick links
page
- Statistics
Resources
on the Web, University of Michigan
- Resources for
Economists on
the Internet, Bill Goffe, University of Southern Mississippi
- Financial
Data Finder, Ohio State University
- FINWEB
Financial Economics
Site
- Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicage--Economic Research and Data Links
- U.S. International
Trade Commission--international trade statistics
U.S.
International
Trade Commission--external resources
Public data services:
- Commerce Department
"Stat-USA"
site
- The
Conference
Board--business
cycle indicator data and methodology
- Bureau of Labor
Statistics--employment
and price data
- Census
Bureau Data
Access Page--demographic data, interactive maps
- Census
Bureau--1992
Economic Census by SIC code
- Census
Bureau--latest
economic indicator
- Census
Bureau--download
page for X12 seasonal adjustment program & documentation
- FRED--Federal
Reserve Economic
Data from FRB St. Louis (LOTS of data)
- Federal Reserve
Bank of
St. Louis--economic updates (interest rates)
- EDGAR Database,
Securities and
Exchange Commission (10K's etc.)
- Centers for Medicare
and
Medicaid Service (CMS)
- National Bureau of Economic
Research (NBER)
- NBER Official
Business
Cycle
Dates
- Office of
Management
and Budget
(Economic Report of the President)
Betting markets
Iowa Electronic Markets: political
and economic indicator markets
Tradesports.com: sports betting
markets
Financial news services and
commercial data services:
- Bloomberg
- CNNfn Home Page CNNfn
Markets
- Stockmaster stock and
mutual
fund
charts (charts are free, download for a fee)
- Quote.com home page
- Ibbotson Associates
- BARRA
- Zack's
- Dismal Scientist
Academic web sites:
Campbell Harvey's web site
Forecasting
principles site (J. Scott Armstrong)
Topics in
statistical
data analysis: revealing facts from data (Hossein Arsham)
Dazzle:
the data and
story library (CMU)
Statlib
datasets
archive
Institute
of Business Forecasting
Software:
Statgraphics web site
Forecast
Pro web site
Forecasting
software survey, ORMS Today, 2004
SAS/ETS User's Guide: Forecasting
Process Details
Other essential reading:
- "Cracking
Wall Street" article from Wired magazine
- Economist Jokes
Last updated March 16, 2005