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 Statistics Library Collection:
The University of Chicago Library statistics collection is located primarily in Eckhart Library (Eckhart Hall 217). The collection focuses on research level materials in probability and statitsics; it also contains general presentations for users doing statistical analyses throughout the University. Because of space constraints, selected materials, including some inactive journals and elementary books, have been transferred to The John Crerar Library.



Article Databases - access to electronic databases limited to the University of Chicago community

Current Index to Statistics. American Statistical Society and Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Print: Z7551.C97 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection (1975 to 1999)
Electronic:CIS (1974 to date)
Comprehensively indexes 106 core statistics journals and selectively covers approximately 900 additional journals and books.
Statistical Theory and Method Abstracts. International Statistical Institute.
Print: QA276.A1S77 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection (1959 to 2001)
Provides worldwide coverage of books and journal articles in mathematical statistics and probability.
Index to Statistics and Probability. John W. Tukey and Ian C. Ross. 4 volumes.
Print: Z7551.I38 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection
Indexes books and journal articles from approximately 1900 through 1965.
Mathematical Reviews. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society.
Print: Z6653.M42 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection (1940 to date)
Electronic: MathSciNet (1940 to date)
Indexes journal articles, books, and conference proceedings in pure and applied mathematics, mathematical statistics and some computer science.
Science Citation Index. Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information.
Print: AI3.S41 -- Crerar Library Reference Collection (1965-1997)
Electronic: Web of Science/Science Citation Index (1900 to date)
Includes records from Science Citation Index and CompuMath Citation Index. Indexes citations (references) in journal articles and books.
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Current Contents. Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information.
Electronic: Current Contents Connect (Current Contents online) (current 3 years)
Lists tables of contents for over 6500 journals, in all areas of the sciences. Includes bibliographic data for each article, and includes abstracts for about 85% of the articles. Search by journal title, article title, authors, keywords, and corporate source. Personal profiles may be set up which are executed as desired to discover when new articles of interest are published in specific journals in the requested subject area.
U of C Library Catalog. Chicago: University of Chicago Library.
Electronic: Library Catalog
Covers the holdings of books, journals (print and online), and other formats in all of the libraries at the University of Chicago.

Comprehensive Statistics Internet Sites

WWW Virtual Library: Statistics - maintained at University of Florida
Comprehensive listing of statistics resources on the Web.
Americal Statistical Association: Related Links
Links to useful web sites are organized in sections: ASA Chapters, Sections, and Committees; Statistical Societies; Related Organizations; Electronic Resources; and Granting Agencies.
MathSearch
Searches over 200,000 English-language documents on mathematics and statistics servers across the Web.
StatSci.org
Provides links to a wide range of statistical web sites.

Handbooks and Tables

Data Analysis BriefBook. Rudolf K. Bock and Werner Krischer. Springer, 1998.
Print: QC52.B63 1998 Crerar Library Reference Collection
Electronic:The Data Analysis BriefBook
Provides brief information on subjects in statistics, computing, analysis, and related fields.
Electronic Statistics Textbook
This electronic textbook was developed by the StatSoft R & D Department.
CRC Standard Probability and Statistics Tables and Formulae. Edited Daniel Zwillinger and Stephen Kokoska. Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2000.
Print: QA273.3.Z95 2000 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection
Compilation of frequently used tables and formulas, organized in subject sections.
Biometrika Tables for Statisticians. Edited by E.S. Pearson and H.O. Hartley. 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press, 1966-1972. 2 volumes. [Revised edition of volume 2 published in 1976]
Print: QA276.B612 1966 v.1-2 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection
Print: QA276.B612 1976 v.2 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection
Comprehensive set of statistical tables with extensive descriptions and explanations.

Statistical Archives, Resources, and Datasets

G.A.S.P.: The Globally Accessible Statistical Procedures Initiative
Provides links to various data analysis routines.
Statistical Reference Datasets
Provides "reference datasets with certified computational results that enable the objective evaluation of statistical software". Developed by the Statistical Engineering Division and the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
JASA Data Archive
Contains "contributed datasets from articles published in the Journal of the American Statistical Association".
The Royal Statistical Society Datasets Website
Contains "datasets and computer code relating to articles published in the four series of the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society".

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, 2nd edition. Wiley, 2006. 16 volumes.
Print: QA276.14.E5 2006 Eckhart Library Reference Collection
Comprehensive compilation of information on statistical theory, methods, and applications. Most entries are signed and include bibliographic references.
Encyclopedia of Biostatsitics, 2nd edition. Wiley, 2005. 8 volumes.
Print: RA409.E53 2005 -- Crerar Library Reference Collection

Dictionaries

The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms. Edited by Yadolah Dodge. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Print: HA17. O94 2003 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection
Provides definitions for over 3,500 statistical terms.
The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics, 3rd edition. Brian Everitt. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Print: QA276.14.E84 2006 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection
Provides concise definitions for over 3600 statistical terms and concepts. Also includes over 100 short biographies.
A Topical Dictionary of Statistics. Gary Tietjen. Chapman & Hall, 1986.
Print: QA276.14.T540 1986 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection

Professional Societies and Organizations

American Mathematical Society (AMS)


American Society for Quality, Statistics Division


American Statistical Association (ASA)


Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability


Classification Society of North America


Institute of Mathematical Statistics


International Association for Statistical Computing


International Biometric Society


International Environmetrics Society


International Society for Bayesian Analysis


International Statistical Institute


Royal Statistical Society


Societe Francaise de la Statistique


Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)


Statistical Society of Canada / Societe Statistique du Canada
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Statistical Societies
Alphabetical list compiled by the American Statistical Association.
Resources of Scholarly Societies: Statistics
Links to websites of scholarly societies in Statistics.

Departments, Institutes, and Centers

University of Chicago Department of Statistics


Departments of Statistics
From the The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Statistics
National Science Foundation. Mathematics & Physical Sciences

History / People / Biography

Portraits of Statisticians


Materials for the History of Statistics
History of statistics resource page at the University of York, Department of Mathematics web site. The section entitled "Life and Work of Statisticians" provides biographical information and descriptions of work for prominent statisticians. The section entitled "Portraits of Statisticians", contains images that sometimes differ from the ones on the UCLA site (listed above)
Statisticians of the Centuries. Edited by C.C. Heyde and E. Seneta. Springer, 2001.
Print: QA276.156.S73 2001 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection
Biographies for 103 historically important statisticians; includes only people born up through 1900.
Leading Personalities in Statistical Sciences: from the Seventeenth Century to the Present. Edited by Norman L. Johnson and Samuel Kotz. Wiley, 1997.
Print: QA276.156.L43 1997 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection
Biographies for more than 110 people in "theoretical and applied statistics and probability". Most entries include references and bibliographies.
ASA Membership Directory
Search by name, state, and zipcode. Lists only members who have elected to be included.
ISI Directory. International Statistical Institute. Annual.
Print: HA1.I85 -- Eckhart Library Reference Collection (lastest edition)
Directory information for all members of the ISI and/or all ISI-Section members of the Bernoulli Society, International Association for Statistical Computing, International Association for Official Statistics, and International Association for Statistical Education.

Software

StatLib
A "system for distributing statistical software, datasets, and information by electronic mail, FTP and WWW".
Netlib
A "collection of mathematical software, papers, and databases".
SAS


SPSS


Minitab


Stata


StatSoft (Statistica)


GAMS: Guide to Available Mathematical Software
"A cross-index and virtual repository of mathematical and statistical software components of use in computational science and engineering." From the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Education / Career / Jobs

ASA Career Center
Provides information about careers in statistics. Includes link to the ASA JobWeb
Statistics Jobs Announcements
Careers & Employment
Includes career resources and a link to the AMS job listings.
math-jobs.com
Lists jobs related to mathematics.
Science Careers
Career information, including job postings. From the journal Science.
phds.org
Provides job listings by discipline as well as career resources.
Chronicle of Higher Education - Chronicle Careers
naturejobs.com