Guides: Course Guide ~ MATH 509 / Senior Seminar in Applied Statistics: Research Databases

General & News Sources

Sample keyword searches:

“latest findings”, “medical breakthrough”, “sugar consumption”, “fast food”, “vaccines”, “fluoride”, “caffeine”,“test scores”, “climate change”

ScienceDaily.com
News articles report hot topics and science “breakthroughs”. A link at the end of the article will often take you to data analysis and research methods.
General News Sources
International, U.S. and local newspapers and news sources.
FactCheck.org
See links to studies, summarized by topic.

Glynis Asu, Research Librarian for Mathematics & the Sciences
gasu@hamilton.edu
315-859-4482
Book a research appointment

Once you have viewed an interesting data set, see what research articles have been based on the data.

1. Explore Data Sets, and find one that looks interesting.

2. Explore Research Articles:

Search Hamilton's OneSearch with the name of the data set as a phrase ("in quotes"), and limit to Scholarly & Peer Review

Search Google Scholar with the name of the data set as a phrase ("in quotes")

Example:

In OneSearch and in Google Scholar, search "Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study"

In order to evaluate sources, try the ACCORD method.

Briefly, ACCORD means:

For more detail, take a look at this guide on evaluating resources

Have a plan when conducting research:

Ask questions.

Think of questions about your topic, and search in databases.
After reading articles, think about what interests you. Ask new questions, and look for more information.

Find the starting point:

OneSearch- Searches books, articles, audio and video files, images, government documents, and more. All Searches
- For additional assistance: OneSearch FAQ and this guide's OneSearch page
Academic Search Premier - Indexes journals across disciplines. General Searches
Subject Guides - See We Suggest sections for discipline-specific databases. Advanced Searches
How Do I Find... - News sources, images, statistics, primary sources, and more. Targeted Searches

Keep searches simple.

Refine your search.

Repeat your search after reading some of the information gathered in the previous step
Mine the bibliographies of articles on your topic for additional sources

Get help.

For your debate topic or for your final presentations, individualized appointments are available.

Please bring articles you have located to the appointment.