Dataset User Guides
These are online user guides to frequently-used datasets at DISC. Most of these datasets are available either online via UW-Madison campus-wide subscription, or at DISC public access workstations.
- data.census.gov (U.S. Census)
- CensusCD 2000 User's Guide, 2003 version (PDF)
- Datastream Advance 5.1 User Guide (PDF)
- Using IMF eLibrary - Data / International Financial Statistics (from IMF)
- National Longitudinal Study (NLS) User Manual for NLS Web-Investigator (from NLS User Services at the Center for Human Resource Research)
- OECD.Stat User Guide (PDF)
- World Bank Open Data - Get Started
Resource Guides
- Citation Guides for Data
- Graduate Research Micro-course
- ICPSR Youtube Channel
- Introduction to Using Data at DISC
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (U.S. Department of Education)
- Qualitative Research and Data
- Roper Center Video Tutorials
- Statistical Software Packages
- Supporting Your Research Life Cycle
- Using PDF format Codebook Documentation
- UW-Madison Data Storage Finder