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Find Psychology Datasets to Analyze

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
A free ICPSR account is required to download data. The account must be created and accessed every 6 months from on-campus or through the proxied link above. Visit this guide for more information.
Provides access to computerized social science data collected by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, a membership-based, not-for-profit organization serving member colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.

APA Links to Datasets
Shared data on a variety of psychological topics, made available by the American Psychological Association.
Child Care and Early Education: Research Connections
Since 2004, this organization has promoted public access to quality research in child care and early education and its use in public policy decisions.
ChildStats.gov
Key national indicators of child well-being from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
Kinsey Institute Data Archive
The Kinsey Institute has collected data for over 60 years on issues related to sex, gender, and reproduction.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Data on a variety of topics in criminology and criminal justice.
Neuroscience Information Framework
An offshoot of the National Institutes of Health, NIF advances neuroscience research by enabling discovery and access to public research data and tools worldwide.

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
The iPOLL databank offers access to nearly half a million survey questions and answers asked in the U.S. by more than 150 survey organizations from the 1930's to the present.

Also included is access to the archives and publications of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, which contain over 17,000 datasets, JPOLL (Japanese Public Opinion), Japanese Data Library, Latin American Databank, and issues of Public Perspective Magazine.

ACRL Academic Library Data
Data on psychology and the social sciences from the Association of College & Research Libraries.

The library has a wide variety of data related software:

Use this link: software on library computers to see where these different software applications are available

Online Guides to Data Tools

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Librarians can help with finding data and analysis!

Research Consultations: Individual and group consultations are available by request. Please request a research consultation to schedule an appointment with a librarian.
Instructional Support: Librarians can provide in-class instructional sessions or course-specific research guides on data resources. Please submit an instruction request for in-class instruction.