Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics.\u00a0 These weekly snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.<\/p>\n
This Week\u2019s Featured Database:\u00a0<\/strong>ProQuest Statistical Insight <\/em>from ProQuest.<\/p>\n Link:<\/strong> www.lib.purdue.edu\/libraries\/mgmt<\/a>, under Collections<\/strong>, click on the List of Business Databases.<\/p>\n Description\/focus:<\/strong> Proquest Statistical Insight <\/em>\u00a0provides demographic, business, and marketing data.<\/p>\n Start with this hint: <\/strong>The interface for Proquest Statistical Insight<\/em> has been simplified.\u00a0 Once you enter the database, you can select from one of the specific-hot topics listed on the left,\u00a0 but if none of those is related to your subject, enter terms in the search field, either the basic or the advanced.\u00a0 All of these starting points yield a list of results and include applicable filters on the left.\u00a0 See here <\/a>for a short video tutorial on the basics of searching Proquest Statistical Insight.<\/em><\/p>\n Why you should know this database:<\/strong>\u00a0 Because Proquest Statistical Insight<\/em> draws from such a variety of sources such as domestic and foreign government agencies, research organizations, and academic institutions, it covers subjects from humanities, social sciences, and science.<\/p>\n How this database can be integrated into the curriculum:<\/strong> Statistics are critical for decision making and with Proquest<\/em> Statistical<\/em> Insight<\/em> students don\u2019t have to hunt for the right government agency to supply the data they need.<\/p>\n Cost:<\/strong> For annual subscription information, contact Mary Dugan<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tags<\/strong>:\u00a0 census data, consumers, country data, datasets, demographics, economic conditions, government information, international research, Proquest, social conditions, statistics<\/p>\n Cost:<\/strong> For information on the cost of this database, contact mdugan@purdue.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n ——————————<\/p>\n Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know.\u00a0 If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu<\/a>.\u00a0 Database of the Week is archived\u00a0 at https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/category\/MGMT\/<\/a>.\u00a0 For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries<\/a>).<\/p>\n