It will often times be necessary to cite a statistic as evidence for a claim made in a speech. Therefore, several credible resources for locating statistics are presented below.
- FedStats – A Web portal to United States government statistical sites. Allows searches by statistical site or federal statistical agency.
- Internet Public Library Statistics Subject Collection – Collection of links to statistical sites organized by the IPL.
- STAT-USA – United States government databases containing full text documents concerning federal trade, business, and economics information.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States – A searchable collection of statistical tables organized and presented by the United States government.
- The Gallup Organization – Archive of Gallup polls. Although some of the information is fee based, users may sign up for a free trial period.
- STAT-USA – United States government databases containing full text documents concerning federal trade, business, and economics information.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States – A searchable collection of statistical tables organized and presented by the United States government.