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Writing 130: Grant and Proposal Writing (Ocena)

Do You Need Statistics or Data?

Do you need Data or Statistics? 1. You likely need statistics if you need a fact, facts, or a number. 2. You likely need data if you are going to do your own analysis

 

Caption: A table explaining the differences between data, a data set, and statistics.
Data
  • Raw Numbers
  • Counts of individual events or services
  • Collected at local, state, national, etc. levels
Data set
  • Major unit of data storage and retrieval
  • Data collected & organized according to criteria
  • May or may not represent entire population
Statistics
  • Data analyzed and summarized
  • Most data on websites are compiled statistics
  • Presented as percentage, graph, table, map, etc.

Searching the Web

Limit your Google search to results from .org, .gov. websites by adding site:.org or site:.gov to your search. Examples: