USEFUL LINKS
The Web Center for Social Research Methods http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/
Intuitor http://www.intuitor.com/statistics/index.html Reasoning based on probability and statistics gives modern societies the ability to cope with uncertainty. It has astonishing power to improve decision-making accuracy and test new ideas. Within probability and statistics there are certain amazing applications which stand out for their profound or unexpected results. This page from a project at Clemson University explores some of these applications.
Each of the following connects you with a source of data regarding the United States population.
Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn1.htm
Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/
Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
Census Bureau: Minority Links http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/hotlinks.html
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/index.cfm
Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/
Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
Population Index http://popindex.princeton.edu/
The Disaster Center http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/