ICPSR Research Paper Competition Deadline January 31. 2014

Research Paper Competition

ICPSR invites submissions for our 2014 Research Paper Competition, which has four categories. These have the purpose of highlighting exemplary research papers based on quantitative analysis. See details for each, below.

ICPSR Research Paper Competition

For papers on any topic using data from the ICPSR General Archive or Thematic Collections.

Awards: $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place. There are separate undergraduate and master's prizes for this competition.

The National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP) is expanding its Research Paper Competition to allow submissions fromPhD students. The purpose of the competition is to highlight exemplary research papers on topics related to addiction and HIV that are based on quantitative analysis.

Eligibility criteria for the NAHDAP competition now include:  

• Current PhD, master's, or undergraduate students, or recent graduates who graduated on or after April 1, 2013
• From ICPSR member or nonmember institutions
• From the US or outside the US
• The paper must be on the topic of drug addiction or HIV, and students are encouraged to use these data released by the National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program.

Don't miss the deadline!
The January 31, 2014, submission deadline for the NAHDAP competition and the other ICPSR  Student Research Paper Competitions is approaching rapidly.

The other competitions are: (view eligibility criteria)

• ICPSR Research Paper Competition, for analyses on any topic using data from the ICPSR Archive or Thematic Collections. Separate undergraduate and master’s prizes.
• IFSS Research Paper Competition, for analyses on any topic using Integrated Fertility Survey Series data.
• RCMD Research Paper Competition, for analyses on issues of minorities and immigrants in the US, using data from the Resource Center for Minority Data.

Awards: $1,000 for first place and $750 for second place, and publication on the ICPSR Research Paper Competition Winners website and in a special edition of the ICPSR Bulletin for the first-place winners.

Visit the ICPSR's Research Paper Competition website for details and Entry Forms.

Four Interesting Data Visualization Sites (by Gail Fithian Boston Public Library

Cool data visualization pages proliferate.

Probably the most graphically stunning is A Handsome Atlas  from Brooklyn Brainery, with its colorful and imaginative visualizations of nineteenth century census data.

Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks  takes data from the US Census Bureau’s 2007 through 2011 American Community Survey to map  income data on income and rent. Data can be displayed by street address, zip code, census tract number, or city, and comparisons to state medians are also shown.

Bostonography was developed by two “cartography geeks”. It  includes maps on themes such as distances to liquor stores and Dunkin’ Donuts locations.  The site is also attempting to define some of Boston’s disputed neighborhood boundaries by crowdsourcing  “collective definitions of Boston’s neighborhoods by its residents and those who know the city well.”

Gapminder bills itself as  “a non-profit venture – a modern “museum” on the Internet – promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.”  Its data page contains visualizations on 513 socioeconomic indicators by country. The same data is also available to download to spreadsheets. The rest of the site is also worth checking out, particularly the Joy of Stats documentary.


posted by Gail Fithian: http://www.bpl.org/govinfo/2013/08/18/three-interesting-data-visualization-sites/

New From Roper: General Social Survey 2012, Gallup and Fannie Mae

GSS 1972-2012 Cumulative Data File via RoperExpress

The 1972-2012 General Social Surveys (GSS) cumulative data file from the National Opinion Research Center is now available from the Roper Center via RoperExpress immediate download or on CD-ROM.
These data have been processed by The Roper Center and differ in several ways from the original version supplied by NORC. During the archival process, systematic changes have been made to the data files for completeness.

New Collection: Fannie Mae Monthly Key Indicators

The Roper Center is pleased to announce the availability of datasets from the Fannie Mae Monthly Key Indicators survey series (a subset of the complete monthly Fannie Mae National Housing Survey).

These surveys track public attitudes toward owning and renting a home, purchase and rental prices, home ownership distress, household finances and overall confidence in the economy.

Included in this new data collection is a cumulative file including key monthly indicators conducted from January, 2010 to May 2013 and 37 individual monthly studies.

Thanks go out to Fannie Mae for archiving this data collection for future research use.

2013 Gallup Poll Update

Seventeen Gallup Organization studies conducted from April to June, 2013 are now available for download. These studies cover a wide range of topics including the Federal Budget, IRS Controversies, International Affairs, and the Gun Control.
View the 17 new Gallup Polls.

New from OECD 2013

Marine Biotechnology: Enabling Solutions for Ocean Productivity and Sustainability: | Book on OECD iLibrary




Start-up Latin America: Promoting Innovation in the Region: Bookon OECD iLibrary


Irish recovery underway, but more inclusive growth and job creation needed, says OECD Economic Surveys: Ireland 2013 Book on OECD

A Bird's Eye View of Gender Differences in Education in OECD Countries: OECD Social Employment: Workingpaper\\



The OECD Climate Change eXplorer is a data visualisation tool that aims to enhance transparency by bringing climate-related statistics to life. The tool allows the user to visualise over 40 different data sets using animated "bubble" plots for the period 1990-2010. Website