The following sources provide statistical data (usually in the form of detailed tables and graphs) both in printed form as well as websites, and in some cases on CD-ROM. Many of the books are available in English or in other languages. There are hundreds of statistics texts and resources in all languages that may better fit your needs. The following are just some examples.

LITERACY STATISTICS SOURCES

Title: World Development Indicators 1998
Publisher: The World Bank, c1998.
ISBN: 0-8213-3701-4124-3
For more information:
IEC Information Center, Development Data Group
The World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20433, USA
Phone: 1 (800) 590-1906 or 1 (202) 473-7824
Fax: 1 (202) 522-1498
The World Bank website: http://www.worldbank.org
Send an email: info@worldbank.org.

Title: World Education Report 1998: Teachers and Teaching in a Changing World
Publisher: UNESCO, c1998.
ISBN: 92-3-103450-2
For more information:
UNESCO
7 Place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris 07 SP France
Fax: (33-1) 45 66 48 44
The UNESCO Statistics website: http://unescostat.unesco.org/
Send an email: statistics@unesco.org

Title: UNESCO Statistical Yearbook 1996
Publishers: Bernan Press, USA (ISBN 0-89059-064-8) and UNESCO (ISBN 92-3-003344-8, price FF 450).
For more information:
UNESCO, Division of Statistics
7 Place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris 07 SP France
Fax: (33-1) 45 66 48 44
The UNESCO Statistics website: http://unescostat.unesco.org/
Send an email: statistics@unesco.org

BASIC STATISTICS TEXTS

Title: Statistical Thinking for Managers
Author: Hildebrand, David K.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Boston, Mass.: Duxbury Press, c1987
Library of Congress Call Number: HD30.215 .H54 1987

Title: Statistics: Concepts and Controversies
Author: Moore, David S.
Edition: 4th ed. (January 1997)
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Co., 1997.
ISBN: 071672863X
List Price: US$37.95

Title: Conquering Statistics: Numbers Without the Crunch
Author: Weaver, Jefferson Hane
Publisher: Plenum Press, c1997
ISBN: 0306455722
List price: $26.95
Synopsis: In an effort to demystify complicated scientific and mathematical concepts, the author has created a humorous and helpful guide to statistical terms and figures and their application in everyday contexts. The book explains in an entertaining way the common sense behind details of populations and samples, normal distributions, correlations, and even regression analysis, in a useful and tension-free way.

ADVANCED STATISTICS TEXTS

Title: Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts
Author: Pindyck, Robert S. and Daniel L. Rubinfeld
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: New York: McGraw-Hill, c1991.
Library of Congress Call Number: HB3730.P54 1991

Title: Electronic Statistics Textbook (online)
Author: StatSoft, Inc. (1997), Tulsa OK
Location: http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html
Synopsis: The Electronic Statistical Textbook (Statistics Homepage) offers training in the understanding and application of statistics. The material was developed at the StatSoft R & D department based on many years of teaching undergraduate and graduate statistics courses and covers a wide variety of applications, including laboratory research (biomedical, agricultural, etc.), business statistics and forecasting, social science statistics and survey research, data mining, engineering and quality control applications, and many others. (excerpted from the "Electronic Statistics Textbook" homepage)

TEXTS ON THE ACCURACY OF STATISTICAL REPORTING

Title: Tainted Truth: The Manipulation of Fact in America
Author: Crossen, Cynthia
Publisher: Touchstone Books, c1996
ISBN: 0684815567
List price: US$12.00
Synopsis: One of Business Week's top books for a long time, this book examines how the media, politicians, academics, and business distort information and limit the public's access to the truth. The author shows how a desire for profits, influence, or increased funding encourage reports that tend to "prove" whatever bolsters the goals of sponsoring groups. While focusing on information released by commercial and industrial firm, the ideas presented here may prove useful also for users of education statistics.

Title: 200 Percent of Nothing: An Eye-Opening Tour Through the Twists and Turns of Math Abuse and Innumeracy
Author: Dewdney, A. K.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, c1993
ISBN: 0471577766
List price: US$22.95
Synopsis: An eye-opening look at the variety of deliberate and accidental misuses of mathematics and statistics in everyday life by advertisers, politicians, and corporations. The author, a prominent mathematics author and columnist, describes how to recognize mathematical abuse and how to avoid it, using many examples from the media, advertisements, and official reports.

Title: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Author: Paulos, John Allen
Publisher: Anchor Books, c1996
ISBN: 038548254X
List price: US$11.00
Synopsis: In this book, the author of "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" (Vintage Books, 1990, ISBN: 0679726012) discusses hidden mathematical angles in many media stories, especially those involving presentation of figures and statistics. His realistic perspective on the statistics we rely on and how they can mislead us is useful for anyone interested in gaining a more accurate view of their world. The book is written in a humorous and pragmatic style that makes it fun and informative reading.

NOTE: These books can be ordered online at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com) or Barnes & Noble (http://www.barnesandnoble.com).

STATISTICS SOFTWARE

SAS
SAS Institute Inc.
SAS Campus Drive
Cary, NC 27513-2414, USA
Phone: 1 (919) 677-8000
Fax: 1 (919) 677-4444
The SAS website: http://www.sas.com/
Send an email: software@sas.com

SPSS
SPSS Inc.
233 S. Wacker Drive, 11th floor
Chicago, IL 60606-6307, USA
Phone: 1 (800) 543-2185
Fax: 1 (800) 841-0064
The SPSSwebsite: http://www.spss.com
Send an email: sales@spss.com

STATA
Stata Corporation
702 University Drive East
College Station, Texas, 77840, USA
Phone: 1-800-782-8272 (800-STATAPC, U.S.)
1-800-248-8272 (Canada)
1-409-696-4600 (Worldwide)
(Hours are 9 to 5, Central Time, Monday through Friday)
Fax: 1-409-696-4601 (Worldwide)
The Stata website: http://www.stata.com
Send an email: stata@stata.com

STATISTICA
StatSoft
2300 East 14th Street
Tulsa, OK, USA
Phone: 1 (918) 749-1119
Fax: 1 (918) 749-2217
The StatSoft website: http://www.statsoft.com
Send an email: info@statsoft.com