Data Availability

Subscription and Publicly Available Data

The College maintains subscriptions with a variety of sources (https://swem.wm.edu/databases/by-subject/26) to permit students access to data. The links below will take you directly to some of the more popular resources available at Swem:

• ICPSR
• CQ Press
• iPoll

You can also consult Prof. Settle’s post with links to some of the dozens of datasets freely available online.

 

Government Data Sources

• Census
• Congressional Record
• Bill Cosponsorship Data: http://fowler.ucsd.edu/cosponsorship.htm
• https://www.opensecrets.org/
• http://sunlightfoundation.com/api/

 

Collecting your own data

One of the most exciting parts of research is the opportunity to collect your own data. Use the links below to learn how:

• Qualtrics (For more help with Qualtrics, see this video on survey flow)
• Mechanical Turk