The trial to Statistical Insight and Statistical DataSets lasts only until December 15, so we’ll need to gather feedback fast. Please add your thoughts as a comment on this post or email Mike Waldman.
Statistical Insight includes the Statistical Abstract of the United States as well as thousands of other sources. ProQuest says that Statistical DataSets:
includes interactive data, such as EASI Demographical data, so students can easily search and retrieve detailed statistics, such as data for every zip code in the country. Plus, they can customize charts or tables to their needs, and easily drop them into a paper or PowerPoint presentation. Half of the data in Statistical DataSets is not on the open Web because it is licensed content or because the entire dataset is too large for standard web navigation.
With the trial, we were only given one URL to use for both products. If you select either database from the Database page in the library website, you are taken to the Statistical Insight database. If you want to get to Statistical DataSets, you’ll need to select it from the drop-down menu that says “Related Subscriptions.”
For an overview from ProQuest about these two databases, see the ProQuest LibGuide page for them or check out the company’s video overviews on YouTube.