Statistics

Numerical measurement of economic indicators, business trends, trade outcomes, etc.

Resources in this category:

Chance Magazine
http://www.stat.duke.edu/chance/

"CHANCE is a magazine, jointly published by the American Statistical Association and Springer-Verlag, about statistics and the use of statistics in society. It is intended for everyone who has an interest in the analysis of data."

Journal of Statistical Software
http://www.jstatsoft.org/

"Journal of Statistical Software publishes (1) Manuals, user's guides, and other forms of description of statistical software. (2) The code of new statistical software. (3) Data sets that are of use to statisticians. (4) Reviews and comparisons of statistical software. " "The typical JSS paper will have a section explaining the statistical technique, a section explaining the code, a section with the actual code, and a section with examples. "

Journal of Transportation and Statistics
http://www.bts.gov/publications/journal_of_transportation_an...

"A scholarly, peer-reviewed journal [serving] the transportation community by increasing the understanding of the role of transportation in society, its function in the economy, and its interactions with the environment." All issues online, 1998 to present.

VitalSTATS: The Numbers Behind the News
http://www.stats.org/

"The Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) is a nonpartisan, non-profit research organization in Washington, D.C... devoted to the accurate use of scientific and quantitative information in public policy debate. STATS serves as a resource for journalists by providing timely and well-researched analysis of current statistical and scientific disputes." STATS fields queries from journalists on a regular basis. The newsletter is the means through which it interacts with the broader media.